CA Water Board meeting videos

by Shannon Poe | Jan 18, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

Here are the first 3 parts of the CA Water Board meeting in Fresno held on January 17, 2017:   Part one, Russell Norman, CAWB Part 2, Craig Lindsay, WMA, Western Mining Alliance: Part 3 Shannon Poe,...

Obama, with the stroke of a pen withdraws a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry

by Shannon Poe | Jan 13, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

Yet another move by the Obama Administration to remove a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry. We are supposed to be a Republic, not a Kingdom. For the full article, click HERE

Pacific Legal Foundation and Water of the United States Supreme Court case to be heard!

by Shannon Poe | Jan 13, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

Our friends at Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) have just announced that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear their case on the Waters of the United States. PLF has an impeccable record with cases at our Supreme Court and we are excited they are...

Urgent call to action for Washington State on bill to ban suction dredging

by Shannon Poe | Jan 11, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation

Critical small mining bill proposed in Washington State Urgent action required Washington State Democrats have reintroduced yet another bill to put a moratorium (ban) on small mining (dredging) in the state. House bill 1077 would impose over-regulation on suction...

KCRA 3 airs investigative report on mining Taser incident

by Shannon Poe | Sep 19, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

The long awaited news report was finally aired on KCRA 3 out of Sacramento on the incident where a USFS Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) pulled, and pointed a Taser at an AMRA member while he was panning for gold.  ...