An important video on water rights

by Shannon Poe | Feb 17, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

This video is of an epic fight some ranchers on the Oregon/Idaho border have had with the BLM over water rights. This also brings up some very, very valuable points on small mining and water rights. We strongly urge you to watch this, see how this family won this case...

Another example of government using a suction dredge to help the environment

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

We stumbled across this article posted on another Facebook forum this morning on suction dredging.   This little Proline dredge, which has been demonized by environmentalists, the EPA and USFS is being used to create a clean riparian waterway and remove noxious weeds...

Small scale gold mining IS a matter of national security

by Shannon Poe | Jan 18, 2018 | All About Mining, News & Events

Recently, I had a debate with someone over whether the benefits of small scale gold mining was a matter of national security. It is, and it is undeniable. The vast majority of the gold mined in the world comes from small scale mining and stories like this where the...

Part 2 of AMRA’s new video “Ghost Mine Part 2”

by Shannon Poe | Jan 16, 2018 | All About Mining, News & Events

USFS in Idaho in yet another land grab….ACTION REQUIRED

by Shannon Poe | Jan 15, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

How long does it take you to open an email window and send an email two sentences long? One minute? Two?   This is what we are asking you to do and to oppose a new Wild and Scenic proposal on the South Fork Clearwater in Idaho. This is the same river we have been...