June Newsletter
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Submitted by aaron on
Louis Sahagun / Los Angeles TImes
President Obama's proclamation of a new national monument he designated in California's Mojave Desert has rockhounds worried they are no longer welcome on public lands with a reputation for prime gem and mineral specimens.
The proclamation ensures public access for utilities, cattle ranching, hiking, camping, backpacking, hunting, fishing, rock climbing, bicycling, bird watching and other outdoor recreational activities in Mojave Trails National Monument, which encompasses 1.6 million acres of federal land along a 105-mile stretch of old Route 66 between Ludlow and Needles.
The one thing visitors apparently can't do in mineral hot spots, including Afton Canyon, the Cady Mountains and Lavic, is take a rock a home.
Submitted by aaron on
Submitted by aaron on
Here is a message from First Class Miners that is important to all prospectors. Please read the email and add a comment on the nps.gov webpage. I have opened up comments on this post(click Read More).
For those who are .gov illiterate, click here for the proposals.
If you wish to share your comments please do so.
FCM,
Submitted by DmitriMaslov on
I was fortunate to have visited the Western Australia goldfields last August-September. Some of the finds were recorded and I have posted a few videos on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_UwyCutDM
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Map package and interactive map for our new 160 acre claim "Cholla" (pronounced "choya") has been added to the site.
http://www.wepcgold.com/content/cholla
To view the map you will need to log in with your member account.
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Submitted by admin on
Today we lost 1.8 million acres. The solid red area is 3 new National Monuments signed into law by executive order. Bypassing the meesly 7% support in congress, it was made law under the Antiquities Act.
No prospecting at all. Can't even pick up a rock.
Below is with the current Wilderness areas in green. At least you can prospect, but no vehicles, motorized equipment or metal detectors in Wilderness areas.
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