All About Mining

Exposing the enviro scam of sue and settle with USFS and DFW

Another great article by Free Range Report.  This one lays out just how the enviro groups sue and settle, take tens of millions of your tax dollars and continue with their agenda. http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/06/03/radical-enviros-get-rich-gain-undue-influence-through-federal-sue-settle-deals/

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AMRA’s newest video: 3 days with AMRA

At our annual dinner/fundraiser this past December, Carol and John Grimes won a 3 day mining adventure with AMRA President Shannon Poe, this is part 1 of that 3 day trip. The videos were shot on AMRA claims in the South Motherlode. Amazing gold, amazing people. John reminded us of our dear Mr. Ratley, monkey […]

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I’ve been top-filed………now what?

AMRA President Shannon Poe has one of his mining claims illegally top-filed.   A claim AMRA President Shannon Poe (and three others) picked up in 2009 was top-filed by another miner in 2010. This has resulted in a myriad of angry phone calls and is a prime example of how to handle a situation like […]

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What is the travel management rule?

The Travel Management Plan/Rule was designed to keep roads open for the public…who owns the lands.  What it has morphed into is a restrictive tool to keep us out.   Plumas News has a good article on how this was created and where it is today: http://www.plumasnews.com/usfs-travel-management-rule-continues-controversial/#comment-2718 Or click

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Yet another example of huge enviro money shutting down mining

One of America’s richest environmental groups (they collect more than $10 million per month) is the Natural Resources Defense Council. Their website claims “Science empowers NRDC’s work,” but the NRDC is run by lawyers, not scientists, and many are anti-progress activists upset about “corporate greed.” NRDC spokesman Bob Deans told me that the NRDC isn’t […]

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Once again, our government completely ignores science, facts and the truth in favor of furthering their political agenda.

Despite thriving population, BLM pushes forward job-killing sage grouse plan.   For the complete article, click

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Memorial Day

This weekend we honor our fallen heroes. We at AMRA hold this holiday in special regard as many of us have lost family members who fought for our freedoms. Many of our AMRA staff and AMRA members are veterans.   Do you enjoy your right to carry arms? Thank a Veteran and thank the fallen. […]

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Very cool mining maps from WMA

Our good friends over at Western Mining Alliance (WMA) have created some very cool new maps which show mining claim density, critical habitat and more.  They are free and a very handy tool.   Check out the maps: http://www.theminingalliance.com/index-maps.html

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Are you frustrated?

Frustrated? Want to get away? Our claim(s) called “The Office” are cleared, cleaned and set up for the free and open to the public outing this weekend. Come up, find gold, have fun and you don’t have to endure the idiocy of drivers in the central valley. Signs are posted from Coulterville on highway 49, […]

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Update from AMRA

Quick update on some happenings: Tuesday we took an L.A. Times reporter and his camerawoman mining for a story they are working on about how the floods this year have helped out small miners. Of note, he asked me where we stand politically and this is what I told him: “We are not Republicans or […]

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