Another example of government using a suction dredge to help the environment

by Shannon Poe | Jan 28, 2018 | All About Mining, Dredging, News & Events

We stumbled across this article posted on another Facebook forum this morning on suction dredging.   This little Proline dredge, which has been demonized by environmentalists, the EPA and USFS is being used to create a clean riparian waterway and remove noxious weeds...

New bill to close areas of the Mokulmne River in California

by Shannon Poe | Jan 27, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

One of the new methods of government to close your lands, mining claims and recreational areas is to establish them as “wild and scenic”. We are seeing this all over the west right now from Idaho to California. This one, near our friends at Roaring Camp,...

About the swamp and companies closing your lands…

by Shannon Poe | Jan 20, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

When we post calls to action and request you to comment to BLM, USFS or whoever needs to hear your voice on an issue is the single most frustrating thing we here at AMRA experience. Making your voice heard is not just crucial, it is paramount in stopping the swamp...

RS2477 will let us open back up our roads

by Shannon Poe | Jan 19, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

We have spoken of RS2477 many times before and in our videos. We will be posting much about this, including videos this year, but this particular issue is one we are taking to local (county) governments and are going to convince them they “DO” have the...

Small scale gold mining IS a matter of national security

by Shannon Poe | Jan 18, 2018 | All About Mining, News & Events

Recently, I had a debate with someone over whether the benefits of small scale gold mining was a matter of national security. It is, and it is undeniable. The vast majority of the gold mined in the world comes from small scale mining and stories like this where the...