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 […]
Most of you are aware of the issue’s some of our members, hunters and the public in general have had with illegal searches and detainment’s in Stanlislaus National Forest by 3 LEO’s (Law Enforcement Officers) recently. AMRA is representing these individuals. We have been conducting an investigation (some of us are former white-collar crime investigators […]
As most of you know, a bill has been introduced in Washington by the radical, extreme environmental groups working with the Democrats which would effectively halt all suction dredging under the guise that more studies need to be done, more money needs to be spent and that dredging kills fish. Yes, it is the […]
Today, AMRA is two years old. This is the story of AMRA: Spending decades wearing a suit and tie in the executive corporate world, I was becoming frustrated with the politics, sitting in court rooms, administering lawsuits, public speaking, doing investigations all across the west and interrogating criminals. Some of these criminals were so bad, […]
USFS Tasers and gold don’t mix By: Mr. Shannon Poe President, AMRA, American Mining Rights Association It was a beautiful January morning, sunny but a little chilly in the south mother lode of CA when two AMRA members decided to head to AMRA’s Ratchilla’s Ravine claim for a day of sluicing and small mining. They […]
Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Lamborn United States House of Representatives 1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Lamborn, February 5, 2015 AMRA, American Mining Rights Association, is a 501(c)(3) not for profit company represents small miners all across America and we are writing to you today to convey the profound […]
This kind of crap is exactly why we are having the miners meeting so we can create an emergency communication network to battle the attack on small miners. Obama’s new budget proposal would ELIMINATE the small miners waiver of holding 10 claims or less. What this means is instead of us paying $10.00 for each […]
This explains much of how they get funded, and it is from YOUR tax dollars. For the article click HERE