With the recent decision by the appeals court in the Brandon Rinehart case, we will opine on what we believe our future looks like in reference to suction dredging. In a nutshell………..Brandon Rinehart owns several claims on the Feather River in Northern CA. He was cited for dredging without a permit,had his equipment confiscated and […]
This letter is courtesy of James Buchal, attorney for Brandon Rinehart. While encouraging, we want to make sure everyone understands this is not a ruling on preemption and since it is not published, it cannot be used in future litigation by law. MEMORANDUM To: Jerry Hobbs, Public Lands for the People From: James […]
This is from our friend, Joe Greene, retired EPA scientist. Joe outlines what is happening in Oregon and what is happening all across America. Update on Oregon’s SB 838 Study Group By: Thom Seal, Ph.D., PE. As a scientist, engineer, and miner, I was asked to participate in the Oregon Governor’s SB 838 Study Group […]
From our good friend at ICMJ, Scott Harn. 09/05/2014 Update on California Suction Gold Dredge hearings Print by Scott Harn, Editor/Publisher, ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal _______________ Latest Update: 9/8/2014 There is nothing exciting to report from the September 5 hearing beyond what we noted below, though additional dates have been scheduled for the […]
IMPORTANT ALERT: A bill has been introduced in the United States Congress, HB 5204, entitled The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014, which will allow fees to be collected for most of the “public land” that is controlled by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. If the bill passes, it […]
Know your rights: We were contacted by one of our members who was at our claim on the Yuba and told by somebody that “they” owned the claim and not AMRA. This probably explains why our sign was just recently torn down. We will be going to… this claim shortly to address the claim sign […]
Mining Rights: We are asked frequently, and are contacted several times weekly now with questions on mining claims owners rights to access their claims and this is happening all across the United States. These inquiries are nearly always a result of the USFS putting up a gate, or denying them access to their claims for […]
Enjoy this video of AMRA dredging the Clearwater in opposition to the EPA demanding dredgers purchase a “pollutant discharge permit” even though the State of Idaho issue’s permits. The video has been added to our “videos” tab on this site as well. For the video click here: AMRA video on the Clearwater
By Mr. Shannon Poe President AMRA American Mining Rights Association What do you do when a regulatory agency goes rogue? What do you do when they ignore the Supreme Court? What do you do when they act as Congress and create their own laws? Scott detailed in last month’s issue of ICMJ the […]
Small-Scale Gold Suction Dredging A suction dredge is a vacuum cleaner that sucks gravel, sand and sediment (less than 4-inches in diameter) from the river bottom. This material is passed over a sluice box which captures all the heavy materials while allowing the lighter material to pass through and return to the river a few […]