Things are getting interesting here in Idaho

by Shannon Poe | Jul 19, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We wanted to give you an update here in Idaho. Things are beginning to get very interesting.   Last night, we were approached by the USFS LEO (Law Enforcement Officer) who informed us that we will be required to accept a “notice of non-compliance” or a...

A quick update on some issues:

by Shannon Poe | Jul 6, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

Update on some current issues:   We are packing today for our trip to Idaho and the South Fork Clearwater. We have been informed the USFS is not backing down on their ridiculous assertion that suction dredgers must pull a Plan of Operations (PoO). This is not, by law...

Suction dredging and the fight in California

by Shannon Poe | Jun 29, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

A new article by the Desert Sun on the fight here in California. Please folks, post a comment on the Desert Sun and be heard:...

What to do if you’re missing a leg for your Gold Cube

by Shannon Poe | Jun 29, 2018 | All About Mining, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

If you are in the middle of nowhere and need to run a gold cube but only have three legs, what do you do? Steal one from a moose of course. Worked like a champ for three days when i found the 4th leg and we had to move.   This was an ingenious fix our very own...

We are back and here is what we are working on

by Shannon Poe | Jun 26, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We have finally recovered after our dredge trip to the 40 Mile River in Alaska at the Gold Fever Prospecting camp near Chicken. We are writing a story which documents our 2 weeks up there and will share it soon.   We are very actively setting up our face to face...