by Shannon Poe | Jul 18, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
“Endangered Species” A Red Herring Tom Ellison of the Regional US Forest Service office once told senior Payette National Forest Management officials in no uncertain terms: “The law does not agree with our agenda” but it “doesn’t...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 17, 2017 | Current Legislation, News & Events
About 6 months ago we posited that it would take about 6 months for the new administration to start changing the culture within some of the regulatory and management agencies like USFS, BLM and EPA. Well, changes are coming, happening and welcome news. ...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 14, 2017 | News & Events
We are so very sorry to announce today that Jerry Keene has passed away. Here is a letter from the Keene family. Please join us in sending our condolences to Pat and family, he will be sorely missed. Dear Friends, Family and Valued Customers. It is with deep regret...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 11, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
Dredging 101 We are frequently asked about dredging and have trained a lot of people how to dredge over the years. Dredgers have their own language (not universal), and when underwater they cannot verbally communicate so we have sign language. This is “our” language...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 9, 2017 | All About Mining, Highbanking, News & Events
We have just learned today that a miner, on his mining claim was well, cited kinda……. by a DFG LEO (Dept of Fish and Game, Law Enforcement Officer) for running a small water pump to feed his perfectly legal highbanker. A highbanker is a small box which one...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 5, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
We’ll let you decide…. http://usfspayettenationalforest.blogspot.com/2017/07/payette-national-forest-under_5.html For the complete article, click here: Payette NF
by Shannon Poe | Jun 29, 2017 | All About Mining
We are currently working on the speaking agenda and topics for our huge gold and great outdoor show in September in Auburn CA. We are considering a speaker who will explain how to file a mining claim and then maintain it, how to keep it current and the paperwork...
by Shannon Poe | Jun 22, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
The U.S. Forest Service acknowledged there isn’t much it can do about a “Rainbow Family” gathering expected to bring thousands of counter-culture types to the Malheur National Forest in Eastern Oregon over the next two weeks. The organizers don’t have a permit, and...
by Shannon Poe | Jun 20, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
Once again, the EPA is covering up their ineptness in the Gold King Mine spill they created in 2015. http://freerangereport.com/index.php/2017/06/16/deluge-of-lies-epa-covers-up-the-truth-about-its-role-in-disastrous-gold-king-mine-spill/
