"Let me tell you first hand that this type of damage has occurred due to their hiking club and push for the monument...The degradation is a direct result of their bus tours through our private property. They publicly boast about…
"I caught a claim jumper three weeks ago...Finally, I called the BLM Prineville office cop, but he was 350 miles away. I called the regional manager and he referred me to the BLM police, so I called the state BLM…
"...many miners will wind up losing their claims, which are a unique form of property, simply because they don't read the Federal Register every day or actively monitor the social media feeds of those who do monitor and report on…
Since February 4, when mineral claims on the land could be filed, three new claims have been filed. Two of them are not by mining interests, but appear to be publicity stunts or media actions. Morgan Sjogren, an outdoor writer,…
Unfortunately, her agreement to sell those 71 claims for $200,000 were dashed in early 2012, when Secretary of the Interior Salazar withdrew over a million acres of federal land from mining. She may not sell her claims, nor may she…
California’s “two-year moratorium” on suction dredge mining was imposed in 2009. It was signed into law by then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and remains in effect today. The moratorium has dragged on so long that miners now call it a de…
“We had a lengthy debate about that and I encouraged her to do a little bit of research on color of law and direct and constructive notice, but, I did not bring up entrapment,” Poe said. “And, this is clearly…
The entire premise of Ms. Probert’s restricting the dredges on that river are based on a forged letter, as stated on the record by Ranger Nevius. Who forged the letter and why did this bombshell statement not stop the process? …