So the wife and I are thinking about heading up to Idaho next summer, I think we might spend some time at the his and his claims, and I might take the recurc box with me. I've done a little bit of looking around about the permitting and now I just fe
Read more…Anyone here have a link or knowledge of prospecting laws in Alabama ?
There is a ton of Nat'l Forrest land and some belonging to the State Land trust but no info on if we can pan or sluice on any of that land . The rangers have no idea as well .
Read more…http://www.blm.gov/es/st/en/fo/Jackson_Home_Page.html
i called gpaa and they said this might help u find out laws in kentucky
Happy hunting
Read more…Hello out there fellow prospectors , what are the rules , laws and regulations on small scale prospect mining in the now new designated wilderness in eastern Oregon ? . When I was a young kid back in the 1970s there were people doing placer mining a
Read more…link to the questionnaire.
http://billstclair.com/blog/images/public-servant-questionnaire.pdf
Read more…Because of your past interest in the work of the Forest Service to update its rules and guidance regarding land management planning for National Forests and Grasslands, we wanted to inform you of an important milestone. The Forest Service, today, re
Hello,
I am moving to billings mt and was wondering what the laws and regulations were for panning and using a hand sluice on national forest land and blm land? any info would help
thanks
Read more…I found this little gem hidden in this years big game regs.
Not a clue what it means other than some land is getting taken away. Anyone know more about this?
WDFW is developing two habitat conservation
plans (HCP) for species listed under the feder
the New49ers and another mining group filed litigation papers in california against the ban on suction dredging.
to read more go to www.buchal.com/taking/complaint pdf.
THIS information comes direct from Mike McCraken of the new 49ers
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ANTI MINING GROUPS WIN BIG VICTORY IN ALL WESTERN STATES.
We have worked hard for our victory said Suzie Gotcha of the anti gold anything org. we k new if we kept the pressure on and flooded the media with false videos and propaganda
Read more…37 pages from the BLM reguarding mining operatons.
I printed this out and have it in a binder with all my claim papers.
I have hard copies of several rules and regs.
It don't hurt to read 'em over from time to time.
Remember, it's up to YOU to know t
Read more…I've asked a bunch of people why there are no claims up here. The most common answer is "you just cant" or "it's against the law". And never get a definitive answer. I've tried googling "Can I file for a gold claim in Vermont, NH,ME" and seem to get
Read more…http://www.mlelaw.com/home Here is a California Law Firm to help out the Miner.
Read more…Here is a copy of my comunications with the BLM reguarding these changes.
"This change was just brought to my attention by a fellow prospector.
I can't seem to find any info showing the new fees.
Can you provide an actual cost per 20 acres?
Please fi
I'm new to gold prospecting and I am wondering if it is legal to use a gold/sand sucker (the pvc hand operated sucker) in wisconsin?
Planning to go to nugget lake next weekend and want to know if I can bring it with me or not.
Ryan
Read more…hey all i was just curious does anyone knows whatthe regs are for down in maryland adn as well as down in the DC region, any help or info would be appriciated TY :).
Read more…http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2012/suction-dredge-mining-04-03-2012.html
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A coalition including environmental organizations, fishermen and the Karuk tribe filed a lawsuit Monday to block newly approved re
Read more…On 2/17/12, California Department of Fish & Game issed their NEW PROPOSED Suction Dredging Regulations. While it is still ILLEGAL to Dredge in California, these new Regulations are a step toward lifting the current 5-year Moratorium imposed by SB670
Read more…In Washington we just got beach mining approved last fall after a long hard fight and now the state Parks Dept is having a meeting because of complaints, mainly from the Surfriders Foundation about the approval of the mining without what they say was
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