by Shannon Poe | Dec 18, 2017 | Current Legislation, News & Events
When one reviews the language in the Antiquities Act, Presidents can make monuments, but in the language of the actual act, they must be the smallest area possible. This act has been abused….by both sides of the political spectrum. Hundreds of millions of...
by Shannon Poe | Dec 16, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
From The Hill: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke brought the leader of a California park to his office last month to reprimand him for climate change-related tweets the park had sent via Twitter, two sources close to the situation said. Zinke did not take any formal...
by Shannon Poe | Dec 14, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
3 years ago this January, two retired Veterans, one with his wife were panning and crevicing on their AMRA claim near Coulterville. It was a cold day, but sunny and they were each finding some good color enjoying a day out from the bustle of the valley. Two...
by Shannon Poe | Dec 10, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Please SHARE this post if you love small mining. Recently a brief was written to the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Solicitor General of the US recommending the Supreme Court NOT hear the landmark Brandon Rinehart case. The case is about whether or not...
by Shannon Poe | Dec 9, 2017 | Current Legislation, News & Events
An excerpt from a PLF (Pacific Legal Foundation) on property rights. Here, Fish and Wildlife are taking millions of acres without considering the economic impacts of their decisions….illegally. We are going to be writing about some of these issues and the...