GRANTS PASS, Oregon (PNN) - April 14, 2015 - For the past several years, the miners from the Galice Mining District, about 30 miles west of Grants Pass, Oregon, have been arguing over who has the rights to the minerals in the ground around Galice Creek.
The Galice mining district is compiled of a number of claims, owners and miners, and has been in continuous operation since the early 1870s, which makes it one of the longest running operations in the Fascist Police States of Amerika. In fact, this specific operation predates the Amerikan Gestapo Bureau of Land Management division bureaucracy by many decades.
The area in question has produced in excess of 10 million ounces of gold since its conception, and geologists estimate that only 10% of the gold in the ground has been removed, which makes this area highly sought after by any standard. It is said that children find gold with their hands in the creeks to this day.
BLM has made several attempts to disband the operation of the sugar pine mine through multiple unsubstantiated stop orders and now a cease and desist order. The owners of this mine have spend tens of thousands of dollars to date requesting documents, researching the claims of the BLM, and on preliminary attorney fees. The sugar pine has made requests to produce the official rulings that show they are in violation, which have gone unanswered. The simple reason given by the BLM is that “they say so”.
The BLM claims that the mine has no surface rights to the area and in turn says that all structures and equipment need to be removed. The BLM also claims that this violation is grounds for the operation to cease and tunnels be filled in. The mine predates more recent rulings about surface rights so the sugar pine feels that the new ruling is not applicable to this specific situation.
Late last week, BLM officials, accompanied by Josephine County Sheriff deputies, issued a cease and desist order to the district without any official ruling by the courts. Specifically, the issue is not even scheduled to be heard in court until later in the year. The order has given the mine until April 25 to remove all equipment, buildings and supplies from the location. Local terrorist BLM pig thug officials have threatened to burn the buildings down if they are not removed by that date.
The owners of the sugar pine have stated that they will fully disobey the order, which they claim is both illegal and invalid. A call for assistance to Oath Keepers has been made and they have no intention of leaving the area by the deadline.
This issue has far reaching implications. The outcome from this issue and the court ruling to come will affect all of Amerika. The issue at hand is not just about the Galice Miners and the gold in the ground, but more about what the fascist government says you can do with the ground in your control. These miners have the rights to the minerals in the ground and the government wants that changed.
What if your backyard has a specific mineral that the government values? By any lawful means, can it come in and tell you that you cannot grow your broccoli on your land because it absorbs this “special” mineral? The bigger picture would affect farmers. What if gold, oil, or something like uranium was found under a farmer’s corn crop? Does the government have the legal right to those minerals and the legitimate ability to override your use of your own land? This issue will
dictate the future use of our public and private lands.
