News & Events

Small scale gold mining IS a matter of national security

Recently, I had a debate with someone over whether the benefits of small scale gold mining was a matter of national security. It is, and it is undeniable. The vast majority of the gold mined in the world comes from small scale mining and stories like this where the drug cartels are literally making billions […]

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AMRA will have a booth this weekend at the Sportsman’s Expo in Sacramento

We are setting up our booth today and will be here Thursday – Sunday. This is a huuuuge show.  Stop by, say hi and have a blast at this show! http://www.sportsexpos.com/attend/sacramento/ Link to Sportsman’s Expo

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USFS in Idaho in yet another land grab….ACTION REQUIRED

How long does it take you to open an email window and send an email two sentences long? One minute? Two?   This is what we are asking you to do and to oppose a new Wild and Scenic proposal on the South Fork Clearwater in Idaho. This is the same river we have been […]

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Scathing letter from Congress to BLM director cites Bundy Ranch debacle and Kate Steinle murder

“BLM’ s apparent culture of impunity for law enforcement misconduct is a detriment to the public and those employees committed to ethical service. Both employees and supervisors have a duty to report any wrongdoing and misconduct to ensure a respectful, professional, and safe work environment.”   For the complete article, click

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2018 Outings and Events Schedule

AMRA 2018 Events Schedule January 18-21st – Sacramento Sportsman’s International Expo February 17/18 – GPAA gold Tucson, AZ gold show February 24/25 – GPAA Pomona (Fairplex), CA gold show April 7/8 – AMRA Outing “The Office” April 21/22 – GPAA Las Vegas (South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa), NV gold show May 5/6 – GPAA Boise, ID […]

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Study focuses on restoring Yuba River, with $97M worth of proposals identified

Welfare Queens? More of the same. If tax money (public money) were removed from this environmental scam, these radical environmental groups would have to close shop and go get a real job. Their dependence on the government is absurd. They will not be producing a tangible benefit for the environment with this project because they […]

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The plight of the California miner

In this article by Brad Jones, he outlines just what happened in California on the suction dredge fight.  Great read. http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2018/01/11/supreme-court-deals-a-blow-to-california-mining-rights/ Or for the complete article, click

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Collusion between USFS and Enviro group exposed

This article is a glaring example how our agencies tasked with managing our lands have become political activists. We are seeing this in Idaho, in California, in Oregon, in Washington and in Montana….and that are just the states we are currently working on and know about. We are quite certain there are other states and […]

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A big day for Brandon Rinehart

Update on Brandon Rinehart’s Supreme Court case: Today is a big day. Brandon’s case is scheduled for conference. We should all know if SCOTUS is going to “hear” Brandon’s case sometime early next week. The core issue is whether or not the states can create laws which frustrate Federal law. This is the primary argument […]

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