Showing posts with label mining. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mining. Show all posts
December 12, 2017

Court upholds Obama-era ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon

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The Kanab North uranium mine near the Grand Canyon above Kanab Creek. (Mark Henle/The Republic) Joshua Bowling WKYC.com PHOENIX — T...
December 6, 2017

Trump administration hints at changes to California desert's smallest national monument

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President Barack Obama used his executive authority under the Antiquities Act to protect this lush expanse of Joshua trees in the Castle M...
August 28, 2017

Under Obama, a gold mining firm was fine with a Mojave Desert monument. Under Trump, an about-face

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Aren Hall, environmental manager of the open-pit Newcastle mining operation, surveys the eastern Mojave Desert site. (Louis Sahagun / Los ...
August 24, 2017

Review of monuments’ designation justified

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Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, represents the High Desert in the House of Representatives. OPINION By Rep. Paul Cook Desert Dispatch...
August 18, 2017

Lawmaker wants to shrink Castle Mountains monument to make more room for a gold mine

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Castle Mountains National Monument surrounds the Castle Mountain gold mine which a Canadian company is looking to reopen. (Photo: Jay Cald...
December 27, 2016

BLM bans new mining claims in protected desert land areas

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By Jim Steinberg San Bernardino Sun T he federal Bureau of Land Management wants to halt new mining claims from sprouting up on more tha...
December 12, 2016

Joshua Tree National Park poised to grow by 20,000 acres

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Southern California´s tallest peak, San Gorgonio Mountain, can be seen from some parts of Joshua Tree National Park. (Staff Photo by Sarah...
March 10, 2016

Gold finally being produced at Mojave's Golden Queen Mine

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Precious metal extracted from the Golden Queen Mine formed into an ingot contains both gold and silver, called dore [daw- rey ]. (TBC Medi...
February 5, 2016

Obama eyes remote corner of Mojave for desert monument

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The Castle Peaks got their name because they resemble the ramparts of a castle. (Jay Calderon / The Desert Sun) Sammy Roth The Desert S...
December 1, 2015

Holes in the Desert: A Mojave Crime Compendium

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The McStay family memorial site located northwest of Victorville, CA. Traffic on the I-15 can be seen in the distance. | Photo: Kim String...
November 27, 2015

Dianne Feinstein’s Million-Acre Land Grab Falters

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) ( J. Scott Applewhite, AP) by Chriss W. Street Breitbart News Network T hree months after Breitbart News...