IMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION IN CALIFORNIA ON SB637: We just learned minutes ago that the public only has until tomorrow to have a letter in opposition to SB637 in the hands of the next committee, the Environmental Quality Committee. Here is a sample letter from WMA and while we love their letter, you should not […]
Update on the Senate Committee testimony today: As expected, the sponsor of the bill, Senator Allen (D) was allowed to present testimony on mercury, but when it came time for the small miners, we were told it would have to be presented at another Committee hearing. Basically, we were not allowed to present all of […]
Oregon is trying to pass SB870, a defacto ban on mining. This ridiculous bill is full of non-truths, lacks science and facts and will destroy mining in Oregon. We urge you to either attend this public comment Monday, write a letter or make a phone call to your Senator. Please, do not just sit […]
A thank you from the miners in Churchill County “Thanks for all the support, all the people voicing their concerns is working. However we need your help with getting the word out one more time for an all-out act of resistance initiative. Sorry for the short notice, but we believe BLM is leveraging pressure to […]
Rita Wears Patrol Commander USFS R5, Angeles NF 444 East Bonita Ave. San Dimas CA 91773 Dear Ms. Wears, March 12, 2015 Thank you for reaching out to us on this extremely critical matter involving your LEO’s in the Stanislaus NF recently. We would have loved to speak with you earlier, but Capt. Rieck had […]
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: The USFS is at it again and plan to close a large area of roads to off-roaders, public land users, hikers, bikers, hunters, fishermen and campers in Southern California. This will happen unless we all write or send an email in opposition to yet another power land grab. We received this […]
This is a nice little tidbit sent to us from our friends at East Bay Prospectors. It is an EPA publication in which the EPA, back in 2000 was seeking out suction gold dredgers to clean the rivers and streams of mercury! Stunning hypocrisy. For the article click HERE
We have included a bill presented by Senator Allen, a far left environmental Senator who is proposing a bill to allow the CA Water Board to require permits for suction dredging. Here is the bill, and below that is our letter to Senator Allen and to every other Senator and House member in the State […]