Current Legislation

Understanding the Government shutdown

From our friends at Canada Free Press.  They outline very clearly that all we are witnessing is for political gains and the American people are being used as pawns.   Just what is a “public” park? National Parks Held Hostage By Gary Hunt (Bio and Archives)  Saturday, October 12, 2013 Comments at bottom of page | Print […]

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IDAHO EPA gets restrictive on dredgers, very restrictive.

Idaho gold miners  frustrated by new EPA permit                                                                                      2013-08-24T13:30:00Z Idaho gold miners  frustrated by new EPA permitBy BRIAN SMITH Times-News missoulian.com August 24, 2013 1:30 pm  •  By BRIAN SMITH Times-News (2) Comments TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Prospectors hoping to pluck gold from the bottom of Idaho’s rivers face many […]

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Taking pictures and filming on Public Lands now requires a permit….or face fines.

Another stunning display of control.  Want to take pictures or video?  Get a permit. Filming on Public Land Now Requires a Permit By BARBARA WALLACE ShareThis WASHINGTON (CN) – New Department of the Interior rules set out requirements for commercial filming and photography on public lands. Some of the requirements apply to news gathering.      The […]

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12,000 acres in Arizona and Utah now off limits for a desert flower

Again, our Federal Government has made a move to make thousands of acres of Public Lands off limits to protect a flowering plant they say is endangered.  One thing you will notice is that “Conservation” groups are at the heart of all these closures.  We will be addressing this soon in another article.   Feds […]

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IDAHO DREDGERS SEVERELY RESTRICTED BY THE EPA WITH NEW PERMITS

  Idaho dredgers are now severely restricted by EPA     Gold Miners Frustrated by New EPA Permit   DREW NASH • TIMES-NEWS Jim Kepner, a member of the Gold Prospector Association of America, poses next to his three inch gold dredger Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at his garage in Twin Falls. August 19, 2013 […]

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Another Land Grab We Can Not Afford

Marines Continue to Pursue Costly Land Grab Despite Public Outcry UTVWeekly | March 9, 2013 California Motorized Recreational Council reports that the Secretary of the Navy pushes forward with base expansion at Twentynine Palms, California regardless of potential major budget cuts, public opposition and negative economic impact. Johnson Valley, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 With […]

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Tennesee next on list for regulations

Impact of prospecting weighed; state to regulate gold hunting at Coker Creek By Morgan Simmons Posted August 6, 2013 at 5 a.m. Photo by Saul Young, 2013 Knoxville News Sentinel // Buy this photo Christina Presley prospects for gold last month on Coker Creek. She uses a sluice that washes away the sand and dirt […]

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GPAA interviews AMRA President Shannon Poe for The Pick and Shovel

    New mining advocacy group formed American Mining Rights Association joins fray   By RUSS BALBIRONA For the GPAA There appears to be a new ally in the trenches with the miners and outdoor- loving public who are fighting to protect their rights to access public lands. The American Mining Rights Association mission statement […]

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Wyoming mining and GPAA claims under attack

From our friends at GPAA, for further topics and articles, visit GPAA at: http://www.goldprospectors.org/   Sage Grouse ruffles feathers Land grab could affect prospecting in Wyoming By SARAH REIJONEN For the GPAA The Bureau of Land Management Office out of Lander, Wyo. has proposed a Resource Management Plan that requests the mineral withdrawal of nearly […]

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AMRA’s formal letter to DFG on the Yellow-legged Frog and Yosemite Toad

    Public Comments Processing Attn: FWS-R8-ES-2012-0100 & FWS-R8-ES-2012-0074 Division of Policy and Directives Management US Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 N Fairfax Drive, MS 2042-PDM Arlington, VA 22203 Re: Comment on proposed listing of Frog & Toad Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2012-0100 & 0074   To whom it may concern,                                                                                                             July 27, 2013   Please accept […]

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