Current Legislation

USFS in Idaho in yet another land grab….ACTION REQUIRED

How long does it take you to open an email window and send an email two sentences long? One minute? Two?   This is what we are asking you to do and to oppose a new Wild and Scenic proposal on the South Fork Clearwater in Idaho. This is the same river we have been […]

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The plight of the California miner

In this article by Brad Jones, he outlines just what happened in California on the suction dredge fight.  Great read. http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2018/01/11/supreme-court-deals-a-blow-to-california-mining-rights/ Or for the complete article, click

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Collusion between USFS and Enviro group exposed

This article is a glaring example how our agencies tasked with managing our lands have become political activists. We are seeing this in Idaho, in California, in Oregon, in Washington and in Montana….and that are just the states we are currently working on and know about. We are quite certain there are other states and […]

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A big day for Brandon Rinehart

Update on Brandon Rinehart’s Supreme Court case: Today is a big day. Brandon’s case is scheduled for conference. We should all know if SCOTUS is going to “hear” Brandon’s case sometime early next week. The core issue is whether or not the states can create laws which frustrate Federal law. This is the primary argument […]

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New ammunition laws in CA, they are lying about them

Most of you in California are now likely aware there are a bunch of new ammunition laws taking place on the New Year. One is a new license for retailers. Seems the CA government has been lying, or as they like to say….less than honest about the whole process.   This is angered one of […]

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The truth on National Monuments

The argument on National Monuments by the likes of companies like Patagonia are simply untrue.   A few years ago, we published a list of companies like Patagonia and REI which are so far left on their ideology, they are about to tip over. It was one of a handful of posts which Facebook decided […]

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Cattle Canyon project needs to be opposed

Recently we were contacted by some people down in the San Gabriel area of the greater Los Angeles area about some moves the USFS were proposing. The moves include making the area off limits to overnight camping and eliminating much of the parking previously reserved for hikers, miners and patrons of Bungee America.   One […]

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National Monuments and deception

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 acres are now off-limits to a wide variety of public land […]

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AMRA USFS lawsuit

  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 USFS law enforcement officers (LEO’s) came […]

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A very, very important post

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 the states can create prohibitions which frustrate […]

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