This news is huge. Trump Administration instructs BLM to reverse mining closures

by Shannon Poe | Oct 6, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

Many do not know this, but recently we have received a letter from Mr. Trump, yes, a personal letter in response to our weekly letters we have sent on your behalf outlining the troubles small miners have faced in America. We are communicating with Ryan Zinke’s...

September newsletter from our good friends at Western Mining Alliance (WMA)

by Shannon Poe | Oct 2, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Dredging, Highbanking, News & Events

Here is the latest newsletter from our good buddies at WMA:   http://www.theminingalliance.com/newsletters/2017/September2017.pdf WMA September Newsletter

A note about USFS from our friend Kerby Jackson in Oregon

by Shannon Poe | Sep 17, 2017 | All About Mining, News & Events

Found out a little something while asking around town for help with fire donations… Home Depot gives out $1000 grants to people and charities to help in times of disaster.. it’s actually store credit and each store has a limited number to give out. The...

Banned pesticides from illegal pot farms seep into California water.

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

This article about pot grows in the California Motherlode should infuriate everyone. I honestly cannot remember how many of these we’ve found over the years, it’s too many to count anymore. We just found one last week as a matter of fact.   The growers...

A word from AMRA’s President and Vice President

by Shannon Poe | Sep 8, 2017 | All About Mining, Current Legislation, Giveaways, News & Events, Outings & Meetings

A word from the President and Vice President of AMRA   You may have seen us talking about our annual dinner lately. We host this dinner once a year as our major fundraiser to fund what we, as volunteers do at AMRA and that is to fight to retain access to your public...