Do you want AMRA to keep fighting for your public lands? Come to our big dinner!

by Shannon Poe | Sep 1, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

Annual AMRA Dinner September 23rd, Auburn CA Gold Country Fairgrounds Doors open at 5pm Well, the date is set, the catered dinner is ordered, the free beer and wine is chilling and the festivities are set to take place September 23rd at the Auburn CA Gold Country...

AMRA is demanding a meeting with the USFS Chief over incidents

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...

The 14 day camping rule on a mining claim, is that true?

by Shannon Poe | Jul 30, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation

 Recently, we have been receiving calls, and seeing posts about people having issues with the 14 day rule of camping on your mining claim. As most may know, we have a very close relationship and respect for Kerby Jackson with Galice Mining District in Oregon. Kerby is...

Highbanking and the DFW illegal confiscation of equipment………..twice.

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...

DFG confiscates highbanking mining equipment in CA

by Shannon Poe | Jul 9, 2017 | All About Mining, Highbanking, News & Events

We have just learned today that a miner, on his mining claim was well, cited kinda……. by a DFG LEO (Dept of Fish and Game, Law Enforcement Officer) for running a small water pump to feed his perfectly legal highbanker. A highbanker is a small box which one...