by Shannon Poe | Sep 29, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events, Outings & Meetings
Update on the BLM putting up no “vehicles allowed” signs on the access routes to mining claims in the desert” I spoke with the BLM again today and provided them with several very important court cases which show they cannot lock and block mining...
by Shannon Poe | Sep 17, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events
California claim owners: Expect a very, very sharp increase in filing costs next year. Strictly along party lines, the Democrats have passed SB2 which will add $75.00 to $250.00 for each recorded item next year. California has taxed us so much, it is now unbearable in...
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 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...
