By Article Admin on
6/10/2013 1:03 PM
California Fish & Wildlife ‘redefines’ dredging
The following is an announcement on the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Call or email your elected officials today and tell them to END THE STATEWIDE BAN ON DREDGING!
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is proposing an emergency rulemaking action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to amend an existing regulation defining “suction dredging” and the “use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment” for purposes of Fish and Game Code section 5653. The emergency action as proposed will amend California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 1, Subdivision 1, Chapter 8, section 228, subdivision (a). Consistent with the APA, CDFW provided notice of the proposed emergency rulemaking on June 7, 2013.
The documents prepared by CDFW as part of the required notice for the emergency action can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the following links:
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By Article Admin on
6/4/2013 4:53 PM
Never miss an issue of Gold Prospectors magazine! Join GPAA today!
 The July/August 2013 edition of Gold Prospectors, GPAA’s national magazine, features lost treasure as its theme. Look for more of the usual riveting and adventure-packed stories of gold prospecting, lost treasures and gem & treasure hunting that you’ve come to expect in our glossy, full-color magazine. The cover story, “Thrill of the Chase” by Russ Balbirona, features New Mexico multimillionaire Forrest Fenn and his hidden gold-laden treasure. Cover photo by Addison Doty
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By Article Admin on
6/1/2013 10:39 AM
Ruch, OR – On the heels of the Galice Mining District suing him in federal court, Senator Alan Bates (D-Ashland) is again under fire. Rick Barclay, a long time timber worker and gold miner from Ruch, Oregon has received the go ahead from the Secretary of the State of Oregon to launch proceedings to recall Bates from his public office. “Bates is treading on the law of the land,” Barclay remarked. “We live in a Constitutional Republic where the rule of law is to reign. Myself and others want to see this restored and Alan Bates seems to have very little regard for the law, property rights, local prosperity and the constitutions of this state and nation. It's my opinion that he is out of touch with the common man and is totally unfit to lead.”
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By Article Admin on
5/24/2013 9:42 AM
Click on the image to download the May 2013 Western Mining Alliance newsletter. 
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By Article Admin on
5/21/2013 11:39 AM
 Mining and land rights groups are outraged at the federal government’s latest attempt to sidestep the Mining Law of 1872 on all public lands in the western United States and instead give priority to solar and wind energy projects.
Joe Martori, who owns Sleep Bear Mining Co., near Randsburg, Calif. is worried the new federal policy will sound the death knell for small-scale mining everywhere.
“It’s on the Federal Registry; It’s law,” Martori said. “It’s totally illegal and against our rights.”
The entry in the Federal Registry is called “Segregation of Lands-Renewable Energy” and was made April, 30. It is listed as a final rule.
Martori is urging mining and land rights groups to attend a Bureau of Land Mangement meeting this Thursday, May 23 to voice opposition to the federal “land segregation” policies.
“People have got to get involved or I’m afraid we’re not going to be able ot mine at all,” he said.
The BLM Steering Committee meeting will be held Thursday, May 23, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 300 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, Calif. 93555.
Read the information in the Federal Registry
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