New case on dredging being presented to the Supreme Court

by Shannon Poe | Mar 14, 2019 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

We have been talking about the Bohmker case in Oregon for some time now which is being presented to the United States Supreme Court. We had the privilege of meeting Josh Bohmker and his two children this past weekend at the Fresno GPAA gold show and would like to...

Another 1.7 million acres planned for closure in Arizona

by Shannon Poe | Feb 24, 2019 | All About Mining, News & Events

OK, they are at it in Arizona again.   The Southern Arizona Congressman is expected to unveil legislation that seeks to authorize a permanent 1.7 million acre land grab in Northern Arizona and permanently prohibit mining and other multiple-use activities on this...

Joining hands to clean up a disaster……a new video

by Shannon Poe | Nov 24, 2018 | All About Mining, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

Peaceful protest and clean-up with the GPAA in California

by Shannon Poe | Oct 23, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

We are proud to announce we have partnered with the GPAA/Delta Gold Diggers on another project.   We will be performing a peaceful protest on over-regulation in California and are going to dispel the notion that small miners are just a bunch of knuckle dragging,...

Another USFS regulatory scheme

by Shannon Poe | Oct 8, 2018 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

The USFS is proposing adopting a new regulatory scheme for suction dredging. Before we get into the nuts and bolts of this let us ask you a quick question:   Have you ever seen a management or regulatory agency adopt anything….ever which benefits the public whom...