3RA - Rogue Recovery and Reclamation Alliance
Driven by a passion for empowering small-scale miners, Sarah Bohmker serves as the Secretary of the Waldo Mining District and founder of the Rogue Recovery and Reclamation Alliance (3RA). As a tireless advocate, she skillfully networks with businesses, county officials, agencies and individuals to champion miners' rights. Sarah excels at clearly communicating complex mining rules, regulations, and rights, while making the science of small-scale mining accessible to all. Through fostering open communication between miners, districts, and regulatory agencies, she builds bridges for sustainable practices and collaboration.
The Rogue Recovery and Reclamation Alliance's mission is to foster a secure environment for members and prospective members of all ages interested in learning environmentally responsible prospecting, small-scale mining, and rockhounding techniques. This will involve comprehensive training and education in the location, identification, and legal extraction of minerals while prioritizing environmental conservation and wildlife habitat preservation. Our efforts will concentrate on reclaiming designated lands and waterways by identifying and removing invasive species and eliminating non-native metals, minerals, and waste materials. This will be accomplished through a combination of lectures and practical, hands-on training during meetings and field excursions.
Elephant Mining Claim
OR 106722429
Welcome to Josephine Creek, where the the first recorded located gold in Oregon was made! We are excited to offer this open claim for day use non motorized mining and metal detecting. This claim is just 3.3 miles up 8$ Mountain Road, off of HWY 199.
This is a future Solve Oregon site, ensuring clean waterways for current and future generations. This 20 acre site features 1000 feet of Josephine Creek, tailings piles and benches for metal detecting, with waterflow year round.
We ask everyone who uses this claim to fill in their holes, do not dig into the banks of the creek, to pack it in, pack it out, and leave the area better than you found it.
Please abide by all local and federal mining laws. This claim is outside of Wild and Scenic Corridors, and within Essential Salmon Habitat zoning.
THIS IS A DAY USE SITE ONLY. THIS CLAIM IS INTENDED FOR EVERYONE TO USE AND ENJOY. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANYONE NOT ABIDING BY THE ABOVE STATED RULES.
From HWY 199
Turn west onto 8$ Mountain Road, located between Selma and Kerby.
Follow the pavement over the Green Bridge, around the corner and up the hill to Josephine Creek Campground, marked on the map.
Total distance from HWY, 3.3 Miles.
If you hit the gravel, you have traveled too far!
Claim access is located through the campground. Walk down the 4x4 trail toward the creek, and head to the right, and look for flagging and the signs. The walk is less than 5 minutes from the parking lot.
The campground is NOT open to prospecting, please respect the other claims bordering this one on ALL sides.
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Useful Links and information
State of Oregon Essential Salmon Habitat Map: https://maps.dsl.state.or.us/esh/
State of Oregon Recreational Mining Rules: ( Gold Pans exempt) https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterPermitsDocs/700pmMineactFS.pdf
MLRS: https://mlrs.blm.gov/s/