Mining law video from Tom Kitchar, Waldo Mining District

by Shannon Poe | Mar 5, 2019 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We wanted to repost a video from our good friend Tom Kitchar from the Waldo Mining District up in Oregon. Tom is leading the fight with the Bohmker suction dredge case many of us are supporting and hopefully will be going to the United States Supreme Court. This is a...

Trump appoints judge to 9th Circuit in CA

by Shannon Poe | Feb 28, 2019 | All About Mining, News & Events

9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge after White House bypasses consultation with Dems – birdpuk Posted on February 27, 2019 by Doug Knowles | No Comments The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the liberal 9th Circuit Court...

Landmark decision in Idaho on rule making by agencies

by Shannon Poe | Feb 27, 2019 | All About Mining, Current Legislation

From Pacific Legal Foundation webpage          pacificlegal.org Unelected bureaucrats hold tremendous power over us, thanks to decades of Congress delegating evermore authority subject to the vaguest of constraints. However, Congress has imposed some checks on federal...

Call to action: Dear President Trump

by Shannon Poe | Feb 25, 2019 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We have penned another letter we are now sending again on a weekly basis to President Trump below. We are also including, along with the letter, a link to a webpage which lists all of the Congressmen in the country. All you have to do is enter your zip code and you...

Another 1.7 million acres planned for closure in Arizona

by Shannon Poe | Feb 24, 2019 | All About Mining, News & Events

OK, they are at it in Arizona again.   The Southern Arizona Congressman is expected to unveil legislation that seeks to authorize a permanent 1.7 million acre land grab in Northern Arizona and permanently prohibit mining and other multiple-use activities on this...