News & Events

Colorado gold mine is a super-fund site

While we are not surprised at this listing at all, they state in the article that the mining districts themselves (and those who are members of it) could be liable for environmental issues.   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/07/colorado-gold-mine-is-one-of-the-epas-new-superfund-pollution-sites/?utm_term=.fd38ed62191f

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The Miners Meetings return. Uniting the small miners

Uniting the Small Miners, we all come together Announcing the Miners Meetings in Brea Ca October 15th and Stockton CA October 23rd Hosted by Delta Gold Diggers, The GPAA, The WMA and AMRA Have you ever wondered what is it going to take to stop this insanity of politicians and environmental groups from taking away […]

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Miner’s Swap Meet on the Yuba September 24th and 25th!

We are just 3 weeks away from the Miners Swap Meet and outing up on the NF Yuba! We’ve decided, instead of having a drawing for 1 mining claim, we are giving away 3 claims! Have old equipment you want to sell or trade? Bring it. Want to learn how to gold prospect and mine? […]

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New video!

Here is a new video we shot a few weeks ago with the President of the GPAA, Brandon Johnson.   I took Brandon to an AMRA claim near Coulterville CA, and while the creek was dry, tore up some bedrock.  

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Pacific Legal Foundation issue’s a statement on Rinehart

This is going to be a difficult road going forward and we have been preparing for this eventuality if Brandon’s case turned out the way it did today. We thought we’d give you PLF’s post today…….. From the Pacific Legal Foundation: http://blog.pacificlegal.org/ca-supreme-court-invites-stat…/

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The Brandon Rinehart case……

We have read the decision and while we are not shocked, we are surprised at much of the language they have used, and what they cite as the premise for their decision. In reading their opinion, primary in preemption for them is hydraulic mining. They claim since there was a defacto ban created by California […]

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Ever wonder how enviro groups get their funding?

If you’ve ever wondered how some enviro groups get the millions they use to change US policy on environmental issue’s, well here is your answer:   http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/15/exclusive-feds-hiding-25-million-in-payments-to-lawyers-suing-under-environmental-laws/   For the article, click

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Sonora Gold Show this weekend!

We’d like to remind everyone of our favorite gold show of the year coming up this weekend in Sonora CA, our backyard. Delta Gold Diggers is hosting the GPAA show this Saturday and Sunday. AMRA will have a booth there, AMRA President Shannon Poe will be lecturing Saturday on the state of small mining in […]

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TWO NEW CLAIMS ADDED TO AMRA!

AMRA is very pleased to announce two new claims in California!   The new claims are just outside of Lone Pine CA, famous for great gold, the site of many movies and a great little western town out in the desert.   One of the claims here has year round water, yes, that is correct, […]

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Arrests made on theft of AMRA member equipment theft!

We have some truly inspiring and fantastic news today. Please share this post as to how the small mining community came together and caught some thieves.   As many of you may recall, we had one of our lifetime members up in the Seattle area have his entire cargo trailer stolen with over $10,000 in […]

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