by Shannon Poe | Oct 29, 2014 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
This is a claim we had hoped to pick up in Colorado. We have a member who is there right now and drove for a day to get there. Take a close look at what the BLM has said can be done here in reference to small mining…………….panning…...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 28, 2014 | Current Legislation, News & Events
Suction Dredging OPEN for business in Siskyou County. This is from Dave McCracken who is one of the primary people fighting and funding the litigation for small miners over suction dredging in CA. We need to give Dave credit for getting (in writing no less) the...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 9, 2014 | Current Legislation, News & Events
We want to thank everyone who sent in letters demanding the Rinehart case be published. The court heard your demands and are going to publish the case. Well done everyone and thank you. There is strength in numbers and speaking out does work. ...
by Shannon Poe | Sep 26, 2014 | Current Legislation, News & Events
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...
by Shannon Poe | Sep 25, 2014 | Current Legislation, News & Events
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. ...
by Shannon Poe | Sep 17, 2014 | Current Legislation, News & Events
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...
