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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.

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

Miner of the Month May 2018 Cassie Zucco

Miner of the Month June 2018 Gene Clayton

SMPA GENERAL MEETING August 16, 2018

Bring your own metal detectors for ... PART 2 NUTS AND BOLTS OF METAL

DETECTING PLUS….BRING YOUR PROSPECTING

TREASURES AND FINDS And stories to go with them.

Plus Jim Rankin with Dredging update It will be an informative meeting! Miner of the Month July 2018

Susan Doyle

SMPA ANNUAL PICNIC AUGUST 18

ANDERSON RIVER PARK GAZEBO METAL DETECTING CONTEST

Starts at 10:00 Metal Detecting Registration at 9:00

$5.00 entry fee 1st prize: Gold Nugget, 2nd prize is $25.00, and 3rd

prize is $15.00. One prize per person SMPA provided hamburgers, hotdogs, eating uten-

sils, water and all the fixins. Members and guests to bring a side disnh. We will need desserts for the prizes for the Bingo games. Bring your own drinks as well. We will have cups.

We will be in a nice flat spot with a kitchen and BBQ. Don’t forget your chairs.

If you need more information please call Cindy at 3477436


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

[email protected] S e cr e t ar y

S us a n D o y l e ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 do y l es j @ a ol .c o m

Tr e a s u re r Wa y ne K i ng ( 5 3 0 ) - 396-2207 [email protected]

D i r e c t o r s Dick Kingsmore (530) 549 -3197 [email protected] Jim Stevens (530 ) 3471679 [email protected]

Cassie Zucco [email protected] 760-920-4016

Le gi s l a tio n M i k e A b er n a t hy ( 5 3 0 ) 6 3 8 - 6 7 1 7 uc n o k i s s @ y a h o o .c o m

Me t a l D e t e c ti n g O u ti n gs

B i l l D o y l e ( 5 3 0 ) - 5 4 9 - 3 0 3 9 do y l e wt @ a ol .c o m

C l a i ms / O u ti ng s

Mi ke A b e r n a t h y - C H A IR ( 5 3 0 ) 6 3 8 - 6 7 1 7 uc n o k i s s @ y a h o o .c o m B i l l S c h um p er t - C o C h a i r ( 5 3 0 ) 4 4 0 8 4 1 4 B ob C a r p e nt er ( 5 3 0 ) 3 5 7 - 5 3 3 1 K e nn y C h i nn ( 5 3 0 ) 5 1 0 - 0 1 7 8 bu ct g r d @ y a h o o .c o m G en e C l a yt o n ( 5 3 0 ) 2 2 2 - 6 0 7 0 g en e .c l a yt o n3 3 @ gm a i l . c o m

S MP A L o g o C l ot h i n g Mary Ann Stevens (5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 -1 6 7 9 [email protected]

Me m be rs h i p / Mi n i n g D i s t r i c t Mike Russell ( 530) 347-7436 [email protected]

W e b S i t e A d m i n i s t r a t or

Da v i d Do b b er ( 5 3 0 ) 3 4 7 - 9 2 7 3 [email protected] Web: www.shastaminersandprospectors.org To access: find out what your user name and password is. The newsletter is posted to mem-ber site for current month and moved to the public access the following month. Newsletter is sent via email unless otherwise indicated. IF you have an email address and not getting 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.

Our hearts go out to members who are still evacuated from their homes as I write this. We will do what we can to help. I know of member,s family members who lost their homes and all their belongings. This fire season just began and it’s a tough one. After canceling the campout, and the outing on Cyrus Herrera’s claim the Board is all looking forward to the SMPA Picnic. We hope to reschedule the outing to Cyrus’s to later in the summer or early fall. Picnic information is included in the newsletter. We have the coins to bury, a Gold Nugget to give away for 1st Prize, $25.00 for 2nd, and $15.00 for 3rd, plus Dessert Bingo, Cornhole Contest and hamburgers and hotdogs to eat. Jim and Mar-yAnn Steven’s daughter and son in law, Kim and Matt, have offered to BBQ for us even after losing everything they owned in the CARR FIRE. SMPA is providing ham-burgers, hotdogs and all the fixins. Bill Woodward donated the plates, bowls, cups and utensils. Thank you Bill. Very important meeting happened in Sacramento and Jim and Emily Rankin were there. Please read Jim’s note and read the full notes on our website www.shastaminersandprospectors.org Cindy

Today Myself and a group of mining interested parties met with the water control board senior staff in the California EPA building regarding suction dredging permit-ting. The meeting ran over 2 hours. There were 2 representatives from the new 49ers, 3 from AMRA one from Senator Stones office and 3 from the Shasta Miners / French Gulch mining district and 1 from the Western Mining Alliance. The meeting can best be described as positive and informative. The senior staff seems to be trying to come up with a permitting method that can be achieved by the mining community. However they are bound by a tremendous amount of state and federal rules and regulations that must be satisfied as a part of the permit. The senior staff readily admits that they do not understand the dredging process well and are interested to learn more. They also hope to have a joint permit with the fish and wildlife department so they do not pro-cess permit applications that are later rejected by DFW. All indications are that they will go forward with an application process to submit to their board of directors this spring for their review and possible approval. It will by necessity be cumbersome and difficult due to all of the requirements. They mentioned that to could run to 200 pages. There will be water quality monitoring required as a condition of the permit. Emily Rankin was able to attend as my guest and took extensive notes. Once she types them up I will have more information to share

Jim Rankin at the Cal EPA Build-ing, Sacra-mento, Ca.

mailto:[email protected]








For Sale

White’s Metal Detector, Model QXT. Excellent condition, recently factory serviced. Top notch digging tool in-cluded. $275, obo. Contact Maurice

at 530 244-6033.

SAVE the DATES 2018 SMPA ANNUAL PICNIC AND TREASURE HUNT: Saturday, August 18 at Anderson River Park. (New lo-cation More details coming next month. Swap/Flea Market: Trinity Lutheran Church, Redding Date TBA SHASTA GEM AND MINERAL SHOW: October 13 and 14 Shasta District Fair Grounds Gazebo SMPA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY: December 20 2018 Location TBA

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

Bill Doyle won the Hidden Coin Contest. Congratulations Bill. Here is the new clue….

I am hiding in a Public Park In Palo Cedro

Beneath the Wood Chips

Hope the smoke clears and folks get out to find the coin….Cindy


Larry and Phyllis Bogges have decided to step down as Hos-pitality Chair Persons. They have given 110% for a long time and now is a good time to step down and let some-one else step up. Thank you both for your time.

WILLIAM DOYLE

RAY BELEW

WILLIAM (BILL) CARTHEL

DOUGLAS MUELLER

MICHAEL RODERICK

JERRY TODD

JOHN GERBAUER

BILL HOLLENSHADE

CURTIS BARWICK

MICHAEL LaBRAQUE

LORAYNE BLANKENSHIP

JASON RICHARDS

ROBERT GRAFF

CHUCK HERRING

CURTIS BARWICK

LARRY BOGGES

JASEN CARDIN

ROBERT CHESTER

SHANNON DARNELL

DONNA DAVIS

LYNN DEATON

GEORGE DEFILLLIPO

MIKE FISHER

THOMAS KIBAT

DEBBY LITTLE

ANDREW MAZE

HIGHTON PIPPIN

GEORGE SIMMONS

KEVIN TURNER

DAVID WIEGEL

TERRY WILSON

WILLIAM (WILL) WINTTER

HOPE BELEW

MATTIE BROOKSHIRE

ELAINE FANCELLI

CHRIS RENTFROW FENSKE

CATHY HODGE

DONNA HOLLENSHADE

NANCY HUFF

KARIN KING

GERTRUDE " MIDGE" KINGSMORE

BARBARA NORGARD

COCO PHELPS

NANCY VOSS

Live Current Prices Updated On: 08/07/18 at 08:35 PM PDT

Monex Spot Prices Change Open High Low

Monex Spot Gold

1211.00 3.00 1213.00 1213.00 1208.00

Monex Spot Silver

15.35 0.08 15.43 15.43 15.29

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SHASTA MINERS AND PROSPECTORS ASSOC. 2018

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

The minutes will be read in August if time allows.

From the July Outing 2018 A few of our mem-bers prospecting In Dog Creek at the Big Dog Claim


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.

Guided Claims Outings: Guided Claims outings are scheduled the first Sat. following the general meeting. For more information contact Michael Abernathy, Claims Chair Email: [email protected] or call 530) 638 -6717 or Bi l l Schumpert , Co -Chair (530) 4408414.

SMPA Logo Clothing Chairperson, Mary Ann Stevens

[email protected] 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.

Mike Abernathy

Bill Doyle

Woody’s Email to: [email protected]

Bill Doyle demon-strating metal de-tecting during July 2018 General Meeting

Bill Schumpert

From Bill Schumpert, Co Chair Claims: Hello Fellow Miners. I hope you all are well and safe from our recent fires. We had a great turnout on July 21st. I believe we had 18 people. Thank you all who showed up. I know that GOLD was found. Looks like everybody had fun. Can’t wait to do it again. Until then, Bill Schumpert, Co-Chair Claims

Look for Woody’s column to resume in September

Joe Zucco demonstrating the Blue Bowl at July 2018 General Meet-ing.





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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_____ Print Name:

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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.

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Monthly General Meeting

Third Thursday of Month at 7 pm Anderson Grange Hall 8085 Airport Rd., Redding Across from Kent’s

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SMPA General Meeting August 16th

Part 2..Nuts and Bolts of Metal Detecting Plus Treasures and Finds by Members

Bring Your Own Metal Detector

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