by Shannon Poe | Jun 2, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
The Travel Management Plan/Rule was designed to keep roads open for the public…who owns the lands. What it has morphed into is a restrictive tool to keep us out. Plumas News has a good article on how this was created and where it is today: USFS Travel...
by Shannon Poe | Apr 12, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, News & Events
Oregon: Note the language written by the Statesman Journal in this article about the recently passed bill banning dredging. They use the term “hobbyist”. Suction dredging is not a hobby. We do not practice catch and release gold mining and toss the gold...
by Shannon Poe | Apr 8, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, News & Events
As most of you know, we have had our fair share of issue’s with the US Forest Service. Issue’s like restricting the number of miners who can dredge their claims in Idaho, a Taser being pulled on people panning in creeks, random and illegal stops of...
by Shannon Poe | Apr 5, 2017 | News & Events
To the President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Donald J. Trump, April 5, 2017 I am one of many, many independent full time...