by Shannon Poe | Jul 10, 2015 | News & Events
The final push is next Tuesday to stop this ridiculous Senate Bill, SB637 which will create yet another layer of regulation and permitting schemes for suction dredging in California. As most of you know by now, this is about mercury and there have been lies upon lies...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 9, 2015 | News & Events
LAW OF THE FOREST Prospecting and Mining on the National Forests by Clay Diggins Another MinerDiggins Adventure All Rights Reserved Right to reproduce granted provided text is unmodified and attribution is included. ________________________________________ Many of you...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 8, 2015 | News & Events
Update on Mariposa County Supervisor concocting a scheme to essentially ban mining on private land in the County: Many of you are probably aware of a scheme by a far left Liberal Supervisor in Mariposa who is pushing a C.U.P., a conditional use permitting scheme which...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 7, 2015 | News & Events
“Frustrated, fed up, sick of it, tyranny, Fascism and when is it going to stop” are just some of the language we hear from public land users and small miners when they describe what is happening with the USFS, DFG, BLM and EPA agencies. These agencies...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 6, 2015 | News & Events
We just saw this video we believe Melissa Fernandez produced on the hypocrisy of Senator Allen on mercury collection in CA. The simple fact they are hypocrites is no surprise to us. They sincerely believe the “ends justify the means”. Meaning, do whatever...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 1, 2015 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
AMRA members and potential AMRA members: We have just posted our newest addition to AMRA claims……………”I-Bar” on the AMRA website for members. I-Bar is just below the LDMA claim on the South Fork of the Stanislaus River about a...
by Shannon Poe | Jun 30, 2015 | News & Events
Once again, we are writing a letter on behalf of all AMRA members and supporters in opposition to SB637, another scheme by the Democrats to create another suction dredge “effective ban” in California. We all need to take a few minutes and write a letter...
by Shannon Poe | Jun 30, 2015 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Recently, AMRA was contacted by a Mariposa County Supervisor concerning a “CUP” a Conditional Use Permitting scheme concocted by the radical, liberal Supervisor Rosemarie Smallcombe. The proposal is being brought forth by MERG, another radical enviro...
by Shannon Poe | Jun 30, 2015 | News & Events
This is a good article and one all suction dredgers should read. The Rinehart case is going to be pivotal in the fight to retain suction dredge rights in California. For the link, click HERE
by Shannon Poe | Jun 24, 2015 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
The Green Behind California’s Greens