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New 49’ers Jim Foley asks Trump administration to help small miners

Jim Foley, a New 49’er and longtime miner and outspoken advocate for small mining delivers a fantastic speech up in Siskiyou County.  Thank you Jim, well done. http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/article/20170216/NEWS/170219802 Jim Foley asks for help from Trump’s administration

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Huge announcement: AMRA is putting on a giant “Gold and Great Outdoor Show”

HERE IS OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AMRA is pleased to announce that we are putting on our own GOLD & GREAT OUTDOORS SHOW, September 23rd-24th at the Auburn Fairgrounds in conjunction with our ANNUAL DINNER on Saturday night. We have reserved multiple buildings at the fairgrounds for the show and plan to have over 80 vendors […]

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Nevada: BLM to seek mining ban comments in Elko

Once again, a federal agency is trying to ban mining claims.  This is 10 MILLION ACRES of them. Call your congressperson and tell them to stop this insanity. http://elkodaily.com/news/local/blm-to-seek-mining-ban-comments-in-elko/article_bbe93489-23a6-5c8e-8cda-65084fd9876d.html?utm_content=buffer296ba&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=LEEDCC BLM to ban mining claims

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The victims of an over intrusive government…

http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/02/11/legacy-of-kindness-james-redd-the-man-bullied-to-death-by-the-blm/

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AMRA/GPAA OUTING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER THIS FRIDAY

PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH YOUR FELLOW MINERS IF THEY PLANNED ON ATTENDING THIS EVENT. Unfortunately, due to Mother Nature, our joint outing with the GPAA this Friday, February 10th has been cancelled. There are downed trees, power outages, the creeks are over their banks and the metal detecting grounds are under water. This event […]

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Video of CA Water Board hearing from Feb 7th, 2017

This is Craig Lindsay of Western Mining Alliance (WMA) and he destroys the “Fleck report” which the Dept. of Fish and Game used to justify the ban on mining. It wasn’t just flawed, it was intentionally manipulated to obtain the outcome they wanted. Well done Craig.  

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About Mr. Zinke, President Trumps selection for Interior Secretary

We frequently field questions about Mr. Zinke, President Trumps pick for Interior Secretary and what we think of him. We thank Mr. Zinke for his service to our country, but honestly, there is much that Mr. Zinke has done, and some of his stances which give us pause. We leave the choice up to you […]

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CALL TO ACTION OREGON

CALL TO ACTION OREGON: A new bill has been created to ban all forms of mining in Oregon. They are even declaring it an emergency to pass this ban. Here is an excerpt from the bill: Senate Bill 3 Sponsored by Senator COURTNEY (Presession filed.) SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors […]

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Brandon Rinehart case is petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States

Pacific Legal Foundation, who is representing Brandon Rinehart on his suction dredge case has confirmed the case has been received by SCOTUS for petition to be heard.   We support you Brandon, completely and support PLF for taking your case.   http://blog.pacificlegal.org/plf-asks-supreme-court-review-challenge-californias-mining-ban/

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Center for Biological Diversity, yet another propaganda piece

In the Seattle Times…   This is written by a Soros funded, far left radical environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity. Published by the Seattle Times and isn’t just false, it is outright propaganda against the small miners. CBD has perfected the art of sue and settle and will do anything, and we mean […]

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