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Grijalva to push for permanent ban on new mining claims

Grijalva to push for permanent ban on new mining claims

By /February 24, 2019 /Local News

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Rep. Raul Grijalva is pushing to make a temporary ban on the filing of new mining claims in the Grand Canyon region permanent. The Arizona Democrat who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee said Saturday at the Grand Canyon that he’ll introduce the […]

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High court denies review of Grand Canyon-area mining ban

High court denies review of Grand Canyon-area mining ban

By /October 1, 2018 /Local News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of a case centered on mining around the Grand Canyon. The Obama administration put about 1 million acres near the national park off-limits to new mining claims in 2012. It was meant to slow a flurry of claims over […]

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