WHOWHO WE ARE . . .

Located in SW Oregon Territory and established in April 1852, the Waldo Mining District was the first mining district established in Oregon and is one of the oldest mining districts in the Western United States.  Since 1852, the Waldo Mining District has taken an active role in preserving the tradition of mining in Southwest Oregon and has actively been a leader in protecting the rights of miners in the State of Oregon and beyond.

"IF IT CAN"T BE GROWN, IT MUST BE MINED"

NEWS FROM THE FRONT:

Fall, 2010: Once again the Eastern Oregon Mining Association and the Waldo Mining District are being forced to defend our rights to mine under the U.S. Mining Laws by taking Oregon Dept. of Environ-mental Quality to court, challenging the validity of the new 2010 In-Stream Mining Permit, 700 PM. Read about these and other issues regarding the DEQ permit here.

Read more in the archives

Friends, as strange as it may seem, the State of Oregon is out to banish the living heritage that originally settled much of Oregon  . . . that is, the individual prospectors & miners searching for gold in many of Oregon’s streams. 

The Eastern Oregon Mining Association (EOMA) and the Waldo Mining District (WMD) are offering all friends of mining an opportunity to help us protect your rights to mine by providing you with a chance to win many great prizes valued at thousands of dollars, all the way up to a Final Grand Prize of ONE-HALF POUND of GOLD!

DRAWING FOR THE 1/2 POUND OF GOLD WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012; AT THE GPAA GOLD SHOW IN SALEM, OREGON.  (Need not be present to win).