ACTION TAKEN BY WPMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WPMA ON THURSDAY MAY 7, 2026, THE BOARD, BY MAJORITY VOTE, ADOPTED THE
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:

 

The Washington Prospectors Mining Association, a Washington
nonprofit corporation (WPMA) has established a Webpage that allows automatic
Membership upon payment of an established fee.  As a result, WPMA’S
Membership has now grown to 800 plus members.  These figures do not
include our lifetime members. This represents a dramatic increase in Membership
which was unanticipated.

In addition, the Board is examining the revision of its
By-laws which may include limitations on the number of WPMA members.

Therefore, WPMA has placed a temporary hold on accepting new
memberships. This temporary hold will be in effect until the Board has a plan
together to manage the increase in membership. The renewals of our current
active members will not be affected and they will be processed as they occur. 

In addition, the Board has decided to prohibit guests on
WPMA claims while the membership moratorium is in effect.

 

If you wish to be placed on a list to be notified when the moratorium
is lifted please use our comments section lower down on our home page and in
the notes section say put me on the list. And we will make every attempt to
notify you when we open the membership back up.

Dated May 8, 2026

Thank you for your understanding,

Lee Lunday

President WPMA

Check Out the new Work Parties and Outings for Members under the Member's resource page.

Members! Come join your fellow prospectors for some comradery, panning and a little work all thrown into a Great Time. Check out the member's resource page for upcoming events.

Why join Washington Prospectors Mining Association?

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A little bit about us

The Washington Prospectors Mining Association is the largest non-profit mining association in the state of Washington. As an association we promote and support prospecting and mining for all weekend, part time, and small-scale miners and prospectors. We host an annual gold, gem and mineral show. Membership is open to anyone interested in prospecting and mining for gold and other precious gems and minerals.

Our meetings

Our next Board Meeting - Thursday May, 7th via Zoom at 6:30pm.

North Sound - Meets every month on the second Wednesday 6:30pm. Next meeting is scheduled for Wed. May, 13. @ 6:30pm - This meeting will be held at: Coconut Kenny's 1060 S Burlington Blvd, Burlington, WA 98233 . We start showing up around 5:30 to order food and chat.

South Sound - Meets every month on the third Thursday. Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday. May, 21 @ 7:00pm. ***NEW LOCATION****Roundtable Pizza 34410 16th Ave S Federal Way WA 98003

People start showing up at 6pm so come early order some dinner and have some good conversation before the meeting starts.

Yakima area meeting coming soon

N.E. Cascades Chapter Tries to meet every month on the third Saturday 10:00am at Pateros, WA Fire Station (Weather permitting) Contact Bill Baker for more information.

Learn more

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