Suction Dredging is Back in Most of California!

Fight for Public Lands in the Eagle Mountains of the Mojave Desert

By Greg Herring

We’ve built up some contacts in DC during our trips there over the past four years, and we believe we finally have the correct contacts who can get this petition reviewed by the proper people.

We’ve heard from miners in Arizona about federal agencies closing off historic roads that provide access for miners, and we need your input.

The Senator’s office was very receptive to the small miner’s plight and was unaware of the dire problems created by the over-regulation of small-scale mining from so many different fronts. It was pointed out that S 145 may help the large mining companies a little, but falls woefully short in addressing the needs of small operators who make up 85% of domestic mines.