by Shannon Poe | Oct 8, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
The USFS is proposing adopting a new regulatory scheme for suction dredging. Before we get into the nuts and bolts of this let us ask you a quick question: Have you ever seen a management or regulatory agency adopt anything….ever which benefits the public whom...
by Shannon Poe | Aug 28, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Since we have returned from our trip to Idaho we have received an overwhelming number of calls from miners and public land users all across the west with documented problems with the USFS. Problems like ignoring Plans of Operation applications, in some cases for...
by Shannon Poe | Aug 23, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Update on dredging in California: Yesterday we met with the California Water Board (CAWB) in Sacramento over the permitting of suction dredging for 2019 along with several other mining organizations here in CA. This is the second meeting in the past 3 weeks and...
by Shannon Poe | Aug 3, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Update: Yes folks, we are aware of the article out of Spokane which appears to be distributed by the Lewiston far left media. Our thoughts…pffft. We have given quite a few interviews and you’ll be seeing them shortly. The Lewiston Tribune whom is quite...
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...
