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Shasta Miners & Prospectors Association NEWSLETTER

Founded in 1959, Shasta Miners & Prospectors Association is a non-profit organization that helps small-scale miners and pro-spectors while educating the public about mining. The Association offers gold-bearing claims that the members can enjoy using with full access and we hold monthly meetings that are open to the public.

***NEW CLUE FOR THE HIDDEN COIN*** Get out there and find me…

1...I’m in a park up the street of OLD WEST with bathrooms close. 2. Close to the Market St Bridge, I lay . Get out there and find

me…

Thank you for going above and beyond for the betterment of SMPA and its members

Miner of the Month January 2018

Wayne King

Miner of the Month February 2018

Connie Heeymeyer

Miner of the Month Deccember 2018 Mike Russell

Miner of the Month March 2018 Levi Schultz

Miner of the Month April 2018

Red Passman

SMPA GENERAL MEETING APRIL 19, 2018

SMPA CLAIMS 2018 POWER POINT PRESENTATION

BY

Cassie Zucco Don’t miss this very informative

presentation by Cassie on all of SMPA claims.

Plus an update by Jim Rankin on SB 1222 and MMAC

“If we don’t do anything, nothing gets done”

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2018 Officers and Directors and Chairs

O ffi c e r s

P r e s i d e n t C i n d y R u s s e l l ( 5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 7 4 3 6 C i n d y 8 . r u s s e l l @ g m a i l . c o m

V i c e P r e s i d e n t Bill Woodward (530) 229 9304

woody61214@sbcglobal.net

Secr eta ry S u s a n D o y le ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 d o y l es j @ a o l . c o m

Treasu re r

Wayn e K i n g ( 5 3 0 ) - 396-2207 kingwg@yahoo.com

D i r e c t o r s Dick Kingsmore (530) 549 -3197

dk1043@frontiernet.net Jim Stevens (530 ) 3471679

stvnsjms@sbcglobal.net

Bo b B u r d ett ( 5 3 0 ) 4 7 4 - 4 4 8 8 Cassie Zucco Cassiezucco@gmail.com

760-920-4016

Leg is lation M i ke A b e rn a t h y ( 5 3 0 ) 6 3 8 - 6 7 1 7 u cn o k is s @ y a h o o . co m

Metal De tecting Outings Bi l l D o y le ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 d o y l ew t@ a o l . c o m

Cla ims / Outings M ik e A b e r n a t h y ( 5 3 0 ) 6 3 8 - 6 7 1 7 u cn o k is s @ y a h o o . co m Bo b B u r d ett ( 5 3 0 ) 4 7 4 - 4 4 8 8 Bo b C a rp e n t e r ( 5 3 0 ) 3 5 7 - 5 3 3 1 K en n y C h in n ( 5 3 0 ) 5 1 0 - 0 1 7 8 b u c tg r d @ ya h o o . c o m G en e C la y t o n ( 5 3 0 ) 2 2 2 - 6 0 7 0 g en e. c l a y to n 3 3 @ g m a i l . c o m

SMPA Logo C lo th ing Mary Ann Stevens (5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 - 1 6 7 9 stvnsjms@sbcglobal.net

Membe rsh ip / Min ing D is tr ic t Mike Russell ( 530) 347-7436 mncrussell@sbcglobal.net

Web S ite Adm inistra tor D a v id D o b b er ( 5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 - 9 2 7 3 daviddobber613@gmail.com Web: www.shastaminersandprospectors.org To access: find out what your user name and pass-word is. The newsletter is posted to member site for current month and moved to the public access the following month. Newsletter is sent via email unless otherwise indi-cated. IF you have an email address and not get-ting your newsletter, be sure to check spam or junk mail.

A few words from our President, Cindy Russell

SMPA Officers and Board Members

If you need information about the Asso-

ciation’s activities please contact us.

SMPA Logo Clothing Chairperson, Mary Ann Stevens

stvnsjms@sbcglobal.net Ph.: (530)-347-1679

We have nice hoodies, t-Shirts, tank tops, hats, and iron-on emblems.

These items are on display and are for purchase at each meeting.

Hello Fellow Miners and Prospectors, It was great to see so many of you at the 1st Annu-al Chili Feed on March 15 at the General Meeting. To all those who could not attend you were missed but hopefully health is returning to our membership. Thank you again, Phyllis, Karin, Connie and Emily for helping. My favorite was the Bison. Bill Fisher put on a great presentation about Meteorites and be-fore, during the break ,and afterwards Bill was surrounded by folks with questions.. Levi Schultz, the youngest prospector to receive Miner of the Month brought much laughter to the room when he gave all credit to his Grandmother Sherry for teaching him “everything” he knew. We have planned two outings to our new claim BIG DOG. One on April 21 with Mike Abernathy and another one on April 28 with Bill Doyle, assisted by Mike Abernathy. Weather permitting probably is correct. Hopefully we will have a porta potty at both events. Please read update from Public Lands for People . Lots happening in the world of mining. There are groups like American Mining Rights and PLP plus MMAC who are working very hard to bring some relief to small miners. Our own Mike Russell, Jim Rankin and Gene Clayton have really been working hard on the Mining Districts and now we have a bill in the California State Legislature...SB1222 that might give relief to Miners in the area of what we can use in the water or not. I am looking forward to seeing you all at the next General Meeting on April 19, 2018 at the Grange Hall and watching Cassie Zuccos’s presentation on SMPA Claims. I ‘ve had a sneak peek, you don’t want to miss it! Cindy

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https://www.monex.com/liveprices/

SAVE the DATES 2018

REDDING SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Early California Days...May 18th Shasta County Fair: June 20-23 2018 at Shasta County Fairgrounds SMPA ANNUAL 2 DAY OUTING July 27 and 28. Potluck on the 28th. Location to be announced. SMPA ANNUAL PICNIC AND TREASURE HUNT: Saturday, August 18 at Anderson River Park. (New location TBA) SHASTA GEM AND MINERAL SHOW: October Date TBA SMPA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTYY: December 20 2018 Location TBA

We always need volunteers for our events Look for sign up sheet at meetings

Updated On: 04/04/18 at 10:59 AM PDT

IMPORTANT NOTICE If you wish to receive link to SMPA Website by email, please sign up at March and April meeting or by contacting Cindy Russell at cindy8.russell@gmail.com

Monex Spot Prices Change Open High Low

Monex Spot Gold 1335.00 3.00 1347.00 1348.00 1334.00

Monex Spot Silver 16.24 -0.14 16.44 16.44 16.20

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GARY AMEN

KEVIN BISHOP

ROBERT BURNETT

MATTHEW CAROLIN

TED CLARKE

GENE CLAYTON

BILL FISHER

LORIN FLEMING

JOHN GERBAUER

GAIL GOODRICH

JIM GRANT

FRANK GREGORIO JR

WILLIAM HARVEY

CHIP HESS

PAUL IRVINE

DANIEL JOICE

DONNIE MANION

RICK MC CLENDON

ROBERT REED

PAUL SIMONETTA

DAN TALLERINO

RUSSELL WHALEN

FLORI YORG

RENIE BURNETT

JUDY ROOT DEATON

SHANNON DILLARD

YVONNE WHITE HERRING

Mindy HOWE

KATIE MARTIN

DOROTHY PIPPIN

APRIL SYDOW

CAROL MORRIS TURNER

BOB CARPENTER

RICHARD ROBERTS

JOHN HALL

MIKE WILDER

ANDREW CANTRELL

DONALD HEEMEYER

JOHN KING

SHAWN HODGE

JEFF ELLIS

CYRUS (SR) HERRERA

ALLEN JAMES

MARK MONROE

SHEERY SAUNDERS

DAVID VOTAW

HARRY VOTAW

THOMAS KIBAT

ROD BALLOU JR

ROD BALLOU SR

EDMUND SULLIVAN

LARRY BOGGES

ROBERT BURNETT

EDWARD CASSAYRE

TED CLARKE

ROBERT COBBLER

DAVID CRABTREE

RICHARD DAVIE

ROBERT (BOB) DIVINE

DENNIS ELLINGSON

ARNOLD FANCELLI

LORIN FLEMING

FRANK GREGORIO

JOE (B) JR HALAS

WILLIAM HILL

JOHN LINDBERG

RONALD OLIVER

JIM PACE

MIKE RUSSELL

JOHN SIDWELL

ED THURSTON

HOWARD JR WALDRON

CLIFFORD WEASE

JOE WOODS

Scenes from Nor Cal Sport

RV and Boat Show 2018

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SHASTA MINERS AND PROSPECTORS ASSOC. February 15, 2018

Anderson Grange Hall 8085 Airport Way, Redding, Ca. 96022

Minutes will be read at General Meeting.

Latest News

March 2018

We Have Some Big News! PLP has a proposed small miner amendment to Federal Senate Bill (S 145) sponsored by Sen-

ator Dean Heller (R-NV). This small miner amendment, written by our legal researcher Clark

Pearson, solves most of the small miner’s regulatory problems observed by PLP over the last

28 years. A tremendous amount of research and on the ground practical knowledge has gone

into this amendment. This amendment was written by a working small miner to help all min-

ers, big and small. It provides clear and concise regulatory certainty in dealing with all regula-

tory bodies the miner faces today. It places clear respect for the “Right of Self-Initiation” un-

der the 1872 Mining Law grant and distinguishes certain permitting to be approved by opera-

tion of law, holding the agencies truly accountable to mitigation time limits. It sets straight,

clarifies and solves sticking points that have caused years of litigation and grief to the mining

community from the State and Federal levels and it does it all in only 5 pages! These 5 pages

will remove massive amounts of red-tape from the backs of small miners as well as big opera-

tors. This amendment addresses: NEPA, MSHA, casual use that does not require a NOI or

PO, due process, Forest Service regulations, State regulations/opting out at the discretion of

the miner, EAJA, mineral withdrawals, mitigation time limits/approval by operation of law,

and undue regulatory interference by State agencies. PLP is presently seeking co-sponsors on

the House and Senate side.

This small miner amendment is a must read and should go down as the most important piece

of legislation to help the mining industry in a long, long time. It is available for viewing on

PLP’s website at: www.publiclandsforthepeople.org. ICMJs Prospecting and Mining Journal

also has it available for viewing and comment at: www.icmj.com and has been documenting

our progress in Washington, D.C. The ICMJ has taken the lead to receive individual miner

and mining association endorsements in support of the “Small Miner Amendment” on their

Facebook page.

In March 2018, PLP hand delivered a request to a deputy director for administrator Scott

Pruitt of the EPA signed by seven members of the Idaho State legislature in order to clear the

controversy of what we perceive as unlawful NPDES permitting of suction dredgers in the

United States. The progress is being extensively covered and documented by the Mining Jour-

nal and we hope to provide suction dredge miners tremendous relief soon.

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GUIDED METAL DETECTING OUTINGS: Usually occur on the Second Saturday morning after the regular scheduled meeting. The location of the hunt is announced at the general meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Bill Doyle, Metal Detecting Chair. Email:doylewt@aol.com or call (530)-549-3039

Guided Claims Outings: Guided Claims outings are scheduled the first Sat. following the general

meeting. For more information contact Michael Abernathy, Claims Chair. Email: Ucnokiss@yahoo.com or call 530) 638-6717

Mike Abernathy

Bill Doyle

Hi fellow miners. I would like to thank Mr. Glen Miller for his generous donation of pol-

ished gems for us to use at our events where we use the wheel. Thanks to all who showed

up for the chili feed. Let us know what your thoughts about it. Also we thank Phyllis and

her helpers for doing this. I also want to thank Bill Shumpert for taking on the job of

sign in sheets and drawing tickets and checking for name badges. Thanks Bill. Last but

not least watch your newsletter for upcoming events as we need some of you to help

make these events a success. Well I have to sign off now. Have a great week. Yours

Woody Woodward

Woody’s Corner

http://go.usa.gov/xkJYd

Please follow this link to the BLM

Website where you can read some of

their plan for this area.

To make a comment on a specific area

that has been closed off by BLM to

hunting, mining, driving, please send

your request and comment to Dave

Fuller at dfuller@sblm.gov.

Next outing will be at BIG DOG CLAIM on April 21, 2018 This will be an Mining and ASSESSMENT OUTING. Be prepared.

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The March Outing at Sequoia Middle School was a success with nine persons signed in at the hunt. he detectorists included Wayne King, Tom Kibet, Andrew Cantrell, Ashleigh Cantrell, Russ Kallem, Richard Marshall, Howard Waldron, Mike Abernathy, and me. The Find of the Day went to Mike Abernathy for his recovery of a 1962, Roosevelt, silver, dime. The weather was good and the ground was damp which made for a nice outing. Hope to see you all at the next meeting and at the April outing. Bill

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SHASTA MINERS AND PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION (SMPA) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please CIRCLE one: NEW membership or Renewal

Please check mark type of membership

______$40.00 Individual

______ $50.00 Family (includes spouse and children under age of 18)

______ $25.00 Senior & Spouse (Age 70+)

______ $40.00 Business Card Advertising (attach business card)

______ Legal Fund/ donation Amount: ______________

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I hereby apply for membership/renewal with SMPA. I understand that SMPA and it’s agents DO NOT provide goods or services for my activities including,

for example, mining equipment or supplies, lodging, transportation, food service, etc. SMPA is not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure to act by

providers of such goods or services during my activities. I acknowledge that there may be certain risks involved with activities as a member including, but

NOT limited to, rugged or uneven terrain, uncertain or unpredictable river currents, physical exertion for which I am NOT prepared, or other unknown forces

of nature, high altitude, accident or illness without access to means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies, the adequacy of medical atten-

tion once provided, or negligence on part of SMPA. I hereby agree to be responsible for my own welfare and accept any and all risks of unanticipated

events, illness, injury, emotional trauma or death. I acknowledge that the cost of SMPA membership is based upon participants executing this release of

liability. Therefore, as lawful consideration for being permitted to participate as a member, I hereby release and discharge forever smpa from any and all

liability arising from my membership or my activities as a member. I agree that this release shall be legally binding upon me personally, all members of my

family and all minors traveling with me, my heirs, successors, assigns and legal representatives, it being my intention to fully assume all the risk associated

with my activities as a member and to release SMPA from any and all liabilities to the maximum extent permitted by law.

I have read and fully understand this release

and membership application.

Signature _______________________ Date: Month__ Day__ Year_____

Membership rates are for one year. Membership benefits include but not limited to: monthly newsletters, monthly outings, SMPA special

events, enjoy free use of our many gold bearing claims, hands on education about gold prospecting and metal detecting from our many experi-

enced members. See our web page at shastaminersandprospectors.org and join us on Facebook.

Mail the completed and signed application to: Shasta Miners and Prospectors Association Please make check payable to SMPA

P.O.BOX 10929 Anderson CA 96007

EMAIL ADDRESS: Please carefully print:

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Your Membership Expiration Date is on your mailing label

SMPA Board of Directors

Meeting First Wed of Month

at 6 PM VITTLES Restaurant

2385 North St. Anderson Members are always welcome to

attend. 6 PM dinner; at 7 PM meeting.

Return Address Requested

Monthly General Meeting

Third Thursday of Month at 7 pm

Anderson Grange Hall 8085 Airport Rd., Redding Across from Kent’s

Groceries

SMPA General Meeting APRIL 19

SMPA CLAIMS 2018 Presentation

Download applications for SMPA membership on the web at:

www.shastaminersandprospectors.org