News & Events

Update on the permitting scheme in California to run a pump.

Update on California, SB637 and permits for any motorized mining in California: SB637 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Brown Jan 2nd. It states you need a permit from the CA Water Board who then states you need a 402 or 404 permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. Is this confusing yet? […]

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Blatant lies and propaganda against small miners in Idaho.

It is becoming increasingly more common that complete pieces of crap like this article are being promoted by the enviro propagandists. We encourage you to post a comment to Mr. Oppenheimer and dispute this utter BS.   Please click on the link HERE

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AMRA Outing Feb 13th and 14th near Coulterville CA

AMRA outing reminder. February 13th and 14th at “The Office”!     We will have signs (AMRA with arrows) pointing each turn from Coulterville (1 hour east of Modesto), at highway 49 all the way to the claims and outing location, simply follow the signs. We are holding the outing at our 4 connected claims […]

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Fish and Game highlights shift in state wildlife policy

This article explains quite well what is happening to the management agencies such as Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly Fish and Game). We encourage to read and understand that these agencies are being fundamentally changed to adopt political ideology and environmentalism. Sadly, we remember growing up fishing, hunting and enjoying the outdoors, today’s kids, […]

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Congressman McClintock supporting public lands

We like to inform everyone when a politician does the right thing, which we all know is rare. We have worked with Congressman McClintock on many issues in the past, most notably, the USFS problems we have all seen and know about now involving the Taser incident and numerous cases of them putting up gates […]

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AMRA has just added 4 new claims!

AMRA is pleased to announce four new claims for our members. The first is about 15 miles east of Quincy, California. The next is on the Salmon River, approximately 80 miles Northeast of Eureka, California. The last two are next two each other on the Cosumnes River about 15 miles east of Shingle Springs, CA. […]

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Important message about the USFS

Important message regarding the USFS in California: We have been working with a leading TV news organization on a factual story regarding the USFS and all the problems we personally have encountered, or our members and supporters have encountered. Issue’s like the two USFS LEO’s (Law Enforcement Officers) pulling a taser on one of our […]

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Urgent call to action, Washington State to require license to mine

Urgent call to action: Washington State is attempting to require a “license” to mine your Federal mining claim and use a gas powered engine. Again, this is being promoted by the radical environmental group Fish Not Gold, a far left group which promotes propaganda and ignores any facts or science. We have provided a letter […]

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We are sending a FOIA to CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

It is time to find out “specifically” what proof the CA DFW has (if anything) where they show even ONE fish was ever harmed by suction dredging in California. January 23, 2016 Mark Stopher Senior Policy Advisor CA Department of Fish and Wildlife 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, California 95814 RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST […]

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2017 Outings and Events Schedule

AMRA 2017 EVENTS SCHEDULE March AMRA events 11/12 – GPAA Gold Show: Phoenix, AZ Arizona Exposition and State Fair 1826 W. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85007 25/26 – GPAA Gold Show: Portland, OR Portland Expo Center 2060 N. Marine Dr. Portland, OR 97217 April AMRA events 1/2 – AMRA Outing: “the Office” 22/23 – GPAA […]

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