Month: September 2014

The future of suction dredging

With the recent decision by the appeals court in the Brandon Rinehart case, we will opine on what we believe our future looks like in reference to suction dredging. In a nutshell………..Brandon Rinehart owns several claims on the Feather River in Northern CA.  He was cited for dredging without a permit,had his equipment confiscated and […]

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Update on Suction Dredging in California

This letter is courtesy of James Buchal, attorney for Brandon Rinehart.   While encouraging, we want to make sure everyone understands this is not a ruling on preemption and since it is not published, it cannot be used in future litigation by law.   MEMORANDUM To: Jerry Hobbs, Public Lands for the People From: James […]

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Please read this update on Oregon mining, it is the future unless we do something.

This is from our friend, Joe Greene, retired EPA scientist.  Joe outlines what is happening in Oregon and what is happening all across America. Update on Oregon’s SB 838 Study Group By: Thom Seal, Ph.D., PE. As a scientist, engineer, and miner, I was asked to participate in the Oregon Governor’s SB 838 Study Group […]

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CA suction dredge update

From our good friend at ICMJ, Scott Harn.   09/05/2014 Update on California Suction Gold Dredge hearings Print by Scott Harn, Editor/Publisher, ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal _______________ Latest Update: 9/8/2014 There is nothing exciting to report from the September 5 hearing beyond what we noted below, though additional dates have been scheduled for the […]

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HB 5204, a horrible bill

IMPORTANT ALERT: A bill has been introduced in the United States Congress, HB 5204, entitled The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014, which will allow fees to be collected for most of the “public land” that is controlled by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. If the bill passes, it […]

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Forest Circus claim on the Yuba

Recently, we have had some man named “Jim” claim our claim with PLP is his and telling our members they cannot mine there.  We wanted to explain what we are doing about it and what to do if you are confronted with this. First of all, our claim is valid with BLM, all taxes are […]

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AMRA outing this weekend! Join us for metal detecting and prospecting.

AMRA Outing September 6th and 7th: Our outing for metal detecting, mining and prospecting will be held at our claims on Moore Creek. Excellent camping (no water due to the drought, so bring your own for camping) with lots of areas for RV’s. The road is very good, and maintained year round. We will be […]

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