by Shannon Poe | Feb 28, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
With the stroke of a pen today, President Trump just neutered the EPA’s totalitarian dream of controlling every river, lake, mud puddle, ditch and rain gutter in America. This will have positive effects for small miners. Many may recall we stood up to the EPA...
by Shannon Poe | Feb 25, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
Does a suction dredge grind fish? NO. We shot this very short video for our presentation during the California Water Board permitting scheme as a result of SB637. It was presented on behalf of the small mining community. A few things to remember: A suction dredge...
by Shannon Poe | Feb 24, 2017 | All About Mining, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
When John Keady, independent miner and owner of Rock Chuck in Schurz, received a certified letter dated Jan. 27, from the United States Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (BLM) out of Reno, he never dreamt it would be declaring his Last...
by Shannon Poe | Feb 21, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
This is our formal letter to the California Water Board on the SB637 permitting scheme. We presented 4 times for small miners during this required process of public comments. We want to thank everyone who attended these meetings and provided input. A special thank you...
by Shannon Poe | Feb 13, 2017 | All About Mining, Giveaways, News & Events, Outings & Meetings
HERE IS OUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AMRA is pleased to announce that we are putting on our own GOLD & GREAT OUTDOORS SHOW, September 23rd-24th at the Auburn Fairgrounds in conjunction with our ANNUAL DINNER on Saturday night. We have reserved multiple buildings at the...