Do you want your own mining claim? In keeping with our promise a few months ago, we have begun shooting one of the educational video’s you had requested for our Youtube page. HOW TO FILE A MINING CLAIM This very detailed several part video will show you how to file your own mining claim. It […]
SB1222 update: We have been in daily discussions since the bill was brought to the CA Senate Natural Resources Committee nearly two weeks ago. The bill (SB1222) was “stayed” for further discussions after it was clearly shown that Ben Allen’s (D Hollywood) SB637 (the suction dredge bill) had language so vague it was causing […]
From the desk of Shannon Poe, President, AMRA: I’ll get to the meat of what transpired at the state capital yesterday shortly, but first of all would like to thank many who supported this bill and the immense amount of time which was put into it: Uniting is the key to any success. […]
SB1222, a clarification bill on small scale mining in California schedule to follow: Click on share so people know the time(s) of these Senate hearings. Recently Facebook has been slow rolling out posts…..you can make your own decision on why. Senate Bill 1222 (SB1222) schedule: Senate Natural Resources Committee Monday April 16, […]
In a surprising move, the BLM has ended its plan to remove 1.3 million acres of land to mineral entry in the California desert. This is the Trump Administration restoring our lands to the people who own it….you. Cancellation of withdrawal application
As we face another big rain storm this coming weekend, we regretfully announce the cancellation of this outing. For safety purposes, we feel that the ground is just too unstable in the area to responsibly hold an outing. Safety is a primary concern for the AMRA staff. We were looking forward to this outing just […]
This has some far reaching conclusions which should also impact small mining. A 10 year study on the impacts of logging has concluded that it does not harm fish of fish habitat. For the complete article, click OSU study on trout
Our first outing of the year is just a week away.! Remember, these outings are free, are open to the public and is for Saturday April 7th and Sunday April 8th. New to prospecting or curious? Let us know and we will teach you how to pan for gold. You keep whatever gold you find on our mining […]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt plans to halt the “secret science” underpinning his agency’s regulations, opening a conversation about how studies can be weaponized in favor of onerous regulations without additional scrutiny and the transparency involved in determining how data and methodology are pursued or analyzed by outside researchers. For the complete […]