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 […]
AMRA President, Shannon Poe was interviewed on the river by the Idaho Free Press: AMRA dredges in opposition to the EPA Click HERE
The miners fight back against road closures By: Mr. Shannon Poe President American Mining Rights Association (AMRA) For those who love being a small miner, getting out on your claim and mining is something we anxiously plan for months in advance and dream of finding that glorious paystreak we have all been looking for. Having […]
We have added two new features for supporting AMRA. A lifetime membership and a supporter membership. Both are located under the “join us” tab at the top of our website. When we created these features, they appear to have affected current members passwords and some do not work now. If you are a member and […]
Todays meeting: We will post the hearing in its entirety on our Youtube account tomorrow. The meeting was not about the new proposed regulations, but just the definition of what a dredge is because several years ago, we found a way around …the moratorium. Dave McCracken published the gravity dredge idea and the liberals in […]