Our friends at Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) have just announced that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear their case on the Waters of the United States. PLF has an impeccable record with cases at our Supreme Court and we are excited they are presenting this one. Under of the Obama Administration, […]
There is much dispute over whether or not Mr. Obama should have designated millions and millions of acres of public lands as National Monuments. Much of this was done without the majority of public support, but based on his ideology. Trump “Open” To Unprecedented Repeal Of Obama National Monument President-elect Donald Trump is said […]
Critical small mining bill proposed in Washington State Urgent action required Washington State Democrats have reintroduced yet another bill to put a moratorium (ban) on small mining (dredging) in the state. House bill 1077 would impose over-regulation on suction dredging and adversely impact real property mining claim owners, gold clubs, rural communities and prospectors. We […]
Several of you have asked if we are attending the CA Water Board meetings coming up. Yes, we are and have posted several times that we will be there. The first one is in Fresno on Jan 17th. WMA, Western Mining Alliance will also be there and Craig and I are on the agenda to […]
In the last remaining few weeks of the Obama Administration, we are witnessing a massive “taking” of public lands. This is one of those takings… Thank you Brad Jones for the information. Department of the Interior Seal U.S. Department of Agriculture Date: December 28, 2016 Contacts: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623, press@oc.usda.gov Secretaries […]
An excerpt from this article states “A president has never before rescinded a previous monument designation, although in a few instances, presidents have shrunk the boundaries of a previous president’s proclamations” Just because it has not been done, does not mean it should not be done, or that there is legal precedence for it not […]
Mr. Trump is expected to have a deep impact on mining in general, but should have a positive impact on the stunning over-regulation us small miners have seen. Mr. Trump, please put us small miners back to work, it’s been 8 years of what can only be described as a tyrannical government run amok. http://freerangereport.com/…/reversal-of-fortune-small-min…/
It is important for all to understand just what our Federal Government is doing with your public lands and how their decisions impact real property mining claims. This is a great explanation of how our government takes our lands, and gives us a bit of insight into what Mr. Zinke (Trump’s pick for Dept of […]
REVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS SOLICITATION OF INPUT REGARDING POTENTIAL ACTIONS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY FROM SUCTION DREDGE MINING Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Falls Event Center 4105 W Figarden Drive Fresno, CA 93722 Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Karuk Community Room 39051 Highway 96 Orleans, […]
Have you made the call to your Senator yet? Don’t just get angry, make the call and share this post today. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST NOW OK folks, we have asked you to speak out and oppose horrible bills when they come up and here is one which must be opposed immediately. First, let us […]