by Shannon Poe | Aug 11, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
This is our letter to USFS Chief Tidwell, Congress, the committees which oversee the USFS, BLM and President Trump’s senior staff on behalf of the small miners and the issue’s we are hearing about now almost every day. We are demanding a face to face...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 31, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
We have opined, written articles, gave speeches and so many presentations over the years on RS2477 (Revised Statute 2477) we’ve lost count. In a landmark ruling just a few days ago by the Utah Supreme Court, roads that existed prior to 1976 are valid and the...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 30, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Giveaways, News & Events, Outings & Meetings
As most of you know, we had one helluva fire up near our home base close to Yosemite. Many of our friends lost everything in their fridge and freezer, some lost their pets, some lost their land and some even lost their homes. Many rely on the meat they had to carry...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 29, 2017 | News & Events
A few weeks ago we brought you a story of 8 miners, one a claim owner allowing his buddies to mine with him and of a DFW (CA Fish and Wildlife) officer confiscating their foot valve on their highbanker alleging they were violating the 5653(g) section of the DFW...
by Shannon Poe | Jul 11, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events
Dredging 101 We are frequently asked about dredging and have trained a lot of people how to dredge over the years. Dredgers have their own language (not universal), and when underwater they cannot verbally communicate so we have sign language. This is “our” language...
