Colorado is now challenging the Feds over road closures

by Shannon Poe | Jul 11, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We here at AMRA strive to educate our followers, members and friends on what their rights are.   If you do not know what RS2477 is, you need to.   RS2477, a subpart of the 1866 Mining Grant states roads must remain open. Just a few years ago, Utah challenged the...

A quick update on some issues:

by Shannon Poe | Jul 6, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

Update on some current issues:   We are packing today for our trip to Idaho and the South Fork Clearwater. We have been informed the USFS is not backing down on their ridiculous assertion that suction dredgers must pull a Plan of Operations (PoO). This is not, by law...

Suction dredging and the fight in California

by Shannon Poe | Jun 29, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

A new article by the Desert Sun on the fight here in California. Please folks, post a comment on the Desert Sun and be heard:...

What to do if you’re missing a leg for your Gold Cube

by Shannon Poe | Jun 29, 2018 | All About Mining, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

If you are in the middle of nowhere and need to run a gold cube but only have three legs, what do you do? Steal one from a moose of course. Worked like a champ for three days when i found the 4th leg and we had to move.   This was an ingenious fix our very own...

Unarmed woman shot in the back of her head by BLM agents….while she had her hands over her head

by Shannon Poe | Jun 28, 2018 | All About Mining, News & Events

A BLM agent shot an unarmed woman with her hands in the air. She was shot in the back of the head.   It is long past time to evaluate whether the USFS, EPA, BLM and other agencies should be armed, their training practices and whether they are in fact still doing what...