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Are you frustrated?

Frustrated? Want to get away? Our claim(s) called “The Office” are cleared, cleaned and set up for the free and open to the public outing this weekend. Come up, find gold, have fun and you don’t have to endure the idiocy of drivers in the central valley. Signs are posted from Coulterville on highway 49, […]

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Update from AMRA

Quick update on some happenings: Tuesday we took an L.A. Times reporter and his camerawoman mining for a story they are working on about how the floods this year have helped out small miners. Of note, he asked me where we stand politically and this is what I told him: “We are not Republicans or […]

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Antiquities act abuses

That means virtually every revenue-producing, recreational and other activity is regulated, restricted, prohibited or under attack in courts and other venues. No timber cutting in national forests, fostering massive wildfires. No vehicles, wheelchairs, energy or mineral exploration in wilderness and many other areas. Even grazing and watershed management are under assault throughout the West. For […]

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Ever wonder how to make sense of all the political stuff?

We have a very good friend who can answer a lot of your questions about what is happening in the world of “always attack Trump”. We start our day reading his posts and encourage you to as well. Getting Trump Dot Com   http://www.gettingtrump.com/

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AMRA Outing in just 7 days

Well, spring is here and time for another outing at the Office claims on Bull Creek near Coulterville CA.   The outing is on the 20th (10am to 4pm) and the 21st (10am to 3pm).  There is tons of water flowing and the weather is going to be great.  Come out, support a good cause […]

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Trump Administration to review Obama national monuments

It looks as though the Trump Administration is focusing on reversing some of the Obama era National Monuments:   http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/04/26/making-local-voices-heard-will-be-central-to-trump-monuments-review/ For the full article, click

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Easter message from AMRA

Happy Easter.   We’ve been off the grid for several days mining and are gearing up for our Vegas trip this coming weekend.   Years ago when AMRA was just a thought in the mind, we knew we didn’t want to create a non-profit (501(c)(3)) that just begged for money, we wanted to have something […]

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Update on the dredge ban in Oregon

Oregon: Note the language written by the Statesman Journal in this article about the recently passed bill banning dredging. They use the term “hobbyist”. Suction dredging is not a hobby. We do not practice catch and release gold mining and toss the gold back into the stream. We dredge with the intent to make money, […]

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What was Ryan Zinke thinking?

http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/04/10/zinkes-bumbling-gives-eco-obstructionists-leverage-over-resource-development/

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The victories for land owners keep coming under the new Administration

http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/08/texas-wins-victory-ranchers-blm/

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