Year: 2014

Sierra Fund, the definition of hypocrisy

How do you define hypocrisy? Sierra Fund and the opposition to suction dredging by small miners. We’d like everyone to read this release by the Sierra Fund, who has received millions (yes millions) of tax payer money so they can dredge several waters in CA all under the initial guise of removing mercury.  Now, they […]

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Looking for high bench placers

We wanted to share some research we have been doing on a particular place we believe has some virgin ground. This began as a story told to one of our friends about when this man was a child (nearly 50 years ago) his grandfather took him to… a particular creek and while the young boy […]

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AMRA meeting with USFS

We had a productive conversation with the Stanislaus NF/USFS over road closures.   Two days ago, we had a lengthy discussion with District Ranger Jim Junette over the road closures in his 900,000 acre district. The rim fire closure issued by Susan Skalski (now retired) expired on November 18th. The roads are open and we […]

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Know your rights of access:

AMRA update: We will be challenging the USFS and their road closures in the south mother lode today. The closure for the rim fire ended on the 18th, but we have seen and heard there are at least 30 gates still up on the roads blocking mining claim owners and the general public from their […]

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Yet another land grab by BLM

We formed AMRA to keep everyone educated on what is happening to our rights, and our lands, repeat “OUR” lands. BLM, an agency formed to manage our lands has published another piece of land… they are making off limits unless we, the people stand up and say no. The comment period to oppose this is […]

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State of CA appeals Rinehart case to CA Supreme Court

Brandon Rinehart has also created his own website for donations to his legal fund, AMRA encourages you to make a donation to his fight.  For information on the State appealing to the Supreme Court click the link below Rinehart website and case updates  

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Yet another attempt by DFG to designate 500,000 acres off limits in CA

DFG, Dept. of Fish and Game has announced its public comment period for listing the Yellow Billed Cuckoo as “threatened/critical” and make over 1/2 a million acres off limits in the west. Of note is the map shown here which has one tiny little dot on it for California, yet they intend to designate 500,000+ […]

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More about filming on public lands

We have reported on this topic before.  The Government is requiring you purchase a permit to film on public lands or face thousands in fines and imprisonment.   For the article click here

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Update on what is going on………and 3 new claims!!!

Exciting news today: We have some exciting news for everyone today. First of all, we are announcing THREE NEW AMRA claims!     One is just above “The Office” where our outing was just held. It is in Montgomery Gulch, which feeds into Bull Creek at the top of our 3 contiguous claims.The claim was […]

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