by Shannon Poe | Oct 10, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
The picture here was taken today. This is in front of the Bear River sign at the entrance to the public area near Auburn CA. We drove there today and AMRA pressed to be included (on your behalf) in a meeting with Senatorial, Congressional, and Assembly staff members...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 10, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
Roasting marshmallows, not forests If you have fond memories of roasting marshmallows around the campfire, and making s’mores with the kids, you may be surprised to learn that you’ve been doing it wrong all this time. Fortunately, the U.S. Forest Service has finally...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 9, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
We have just been notified that two of AMRA’s beloved members (one a lifetime member) have both lost their homes due to raging fires last night near Loma Rica. Britt Ketchum lost his home, all his mining equipment (so many dredges we can’t count), his...
by Shannon Poe | Oct 2, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Here is the latest newsletter from our good buddies at WMA: http://www.theminingalliance.com/newsletters/2017/September2017.pdf WMA September Newsletter
by Shannon Poe | Sep 30, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
Sometimes, like this story, all we can do is shake our head at the Totalitarians in Sacramento. When the Legislature returns in January, Assemblyman Phil Ting plans to introduce a bill that would ban the sale of new cars fueled by internal-combustion engines after...