Closed area on Ark.? Options

[traddoerr]

I was just talking to a gentleman about the Ark. river North of Beuna vista and they said that is has been closed by the BLM for any prospecting from the GPAA claims down to jump rock, has any one else heard this as well, I haven't had the chance to call the local office yet to confirm. I have fished spots along that stretch but was going to try a little prospecting there this year as well.

[CP]

Hi Mike, you're very welcome and good luck on the prospecting adventures when you do get to come out to Colorado. I'll send you a pm with some club area suggestions too.
Russ is right about that clubs claims, they've been closed to dredging by that club. I don't know if other clubs who have claims in that area have also thown their rights to the wind as well. But from what I've been reading there have been other clubs paying bonds to the wrong depts for activities that any one could undertake without even filing a claim. That's not the only area in Colorado this kind of terrible precedence is being set by those groups who are just filing papers without any regards to learning what the law actually states first.

As for the "new rules and plans"...........RULES AND PLANS DO NOT MAKE LAWS FOLKS!
Wilderness areas do not prohibit prospecting or mining, it states so in the law!
Wilderness areas/roadless areas can not restrict claim owners acess and I've even shown the CP club members how you act upon your rights to access and prospect even within roadless areas.......with vehicles and without a claim there yet.
Mining/prospecting is your right, access is your right.....hunting is not a right.
Remember folks act accordingly out there, it's your right to do so!

Camping (dispersed) is allowed up to 300 feet from any marked roadway, however, in the roadless areas they can restrict camping (recreation) as traddoerr stated.

After reading this thread, would you like to find out more facts about your rights to prospect for minerals? Not a club member yet?
Why not check it out? It may be just what you've been looking for all this time.
ColoradoProspector club membership helps keep this site open for all to use as a resource and help better understand where and how to proceed when prospecting.

CP