Update on the permitting scheme in California to run a pump.

by Shannon Poe | Feb 16, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

Update on California, SB637 and permits for any motorized mining in California: SB637 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Brown Jan 2nd. It states you need a permit from the CA Water Board who then states you need a 402 or 404 permit from the Army Corps of...

AMRA Outing Feb 13th and 14th near Coulterville CA

by Shannon Poe | Feb 7, 2016 | All About Mining, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

AMRA outing reminder. February 13th and 14th at “The Office”!     We will have signs (AMRA with arrows) pointing each turn from Coulterville (1 hour east of Modesto), at highway 49 all the way to the claims and outing location, simply follow the...

Fish and Game highlights shift in state wildlife policy

by Shannon Poe | Feb 2, 2016 | All About Mining, News & Events

This article explains quite well what is happening to the management agencies such as Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly Fish and Game). We encourage to read and understand that these agencies are being fundamentally changed to adopt political ideology and...

Congressman McClintock supporting public lands

by Shannon Poe | Jan 31, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We like to inform everyone when a politician does the right thing, which we all know is rare. We have worked with Congressman McClintock on many issues in the past, most notably, the USFS problems we have all seen and know about now involving the Taser incident and...

Important message about the USFS

by Shannon Poe | Jan 27, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

Important message regarding the USFS in California: We have been working with a leading TV news organization on a factual story regarding the USFS and all the problems we personally have encountered, or our members and supporters have encountered. Issue’s like...

Dear Presidential candidate

by Shannon Poe | Jan 15, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

7 letters we are sending today on behalf of small miners and public land users. These letters are addressed to: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  This is not an endorsement of any one candidate, we...