Obama, with the stroke of a pen withdraws a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry

by Shannon Poe | Jan 13, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

Yet another move by the Obama Administration to remove a hundred thousand acres in Oregon from mineral entry. We are supposed to be a Republic, not a Kingdom. For the full article, click HERE

Can President Trump roll back the executive actions on national monuments?

by Shannon Poe | Jan 12, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events

There is much dispute over whether or not Mr. Obama should have designated millions and millions of acres of public lands as National Monuments.  Much of this was done without the majority of public support, but based on his ideology.   Trump “Open” To...

What the heck is this new division of BLM?

by Shannon Poe | Jun 3, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

There are times when we shake our head in disbelief and ask ourselves what the hell is this?   This is one of those times.   Who authorized this new agency, who is paying for them, who has oversight, what is their role going to be and who do they answer to?   Every...

AMRA is three years old………..here is our story

by Shannon Poe | Feb 23, 2016 | All About Mining, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

As of today, AMRA is three years old. This is the story of AMRA (revisited): Spending decades wearing a suit and tie in the executive corporate world, I was becoming frustrated with the politics, sitting in court rooms, administering lawsuits, public speaking, doing...

Dear Presidential candidate

by Shannon Poe | Jan 15, 2016 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

7 letters we are sending today on behalf of small miners and public land users. These letters are addressed to: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.  This is not an endorsement of any one candidate, we...