Recently we were contacted by some people down in the San Gabriel area of the greater Los Angeles area about some moves the USFS were proposing. The moves include making the area off limits to overnight camping and eliminating much of the parking previously reserved for hikers, miners and patrons of Bungee America. One […]
3 years ago this January, two retired Veterans, one with his wife were panning and crevicing on their AMRA claim near Coulterville. It was a cold day, but sunny and they were each finding some good color enjoying a day out from the bustle of the valley. Two USFS law enforcement officers (LEO’s) came […]
Please SHARE this post if you love small mining. Recently a brief was written to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Solicitor General of the US recommending the Supreme Court NOT hear the landmark Brandon Rinehart case. The case is about whether or not the states can create prohibitions which frustrate […]
We at AMRA try and provide you with factual stories, articles and examples of the real world. Real life problems with what environmental groups and our government does to affect public lands use and educate you how they do it. This article, while a bit long is a stunning example of how an environmental […]
This article by our good friends at Free Range Report is one we will be following intensely over the course of this litigation. We talk all the time about road closures by USFS, BLM and how environmental groups sue, fight, protest and influence the decisions to close your lands. This case, while not […]
Well, can’t say we disagree with this. Just in the past 4 1/2 years we have had to endure two massive fires in our own backyard. One was the 5th largest in the history of California. The latest one came within a mile and a quarter of our home base. Mismanagement of our forests has […]
Our thoughts on Interior Secretary Zinke moving the departments/agencies tasked with managing our public lands out of Washington DC is pretty simple. We’d rather have these folks be available to the folks affected by their management and be in the heart of the lands they manage………..rather than be at the doorstep of the lobbyists and […]
We’ve posted many time that mining claim owners have fundamental rights, rights of access, rights to the minerals in the ground and that others like snowmobile users, hikers, campers and hunters have “privileges” to use our public lands. Well, here is a prime example of yet another USFS move to eliminate one user group from […]
A good read on just how hard it is to be a small miner in Oregon: Oregon gold miner faces unbelievable challenges
We have been talking about RS2477 (Revised Statute 2477) quite a bit lately and encourage you to read Marjorie Haun’s outstanding piece on the subject here. These roads, and the same one’s our government continually tries to close, MUST remain open: http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/07/31/utah-rs-2477-roads-court-victory-could-impact-other-cases-throughout-the-west/ Or click