‘Protection … is not negotiable’: Nevada town rallies for mining pause near Ash Meadows
On their way into the Amargosa Valley Community Center Thursday afternoon, two Bureau of Land Management officials passed under a sign that read: “Our Water is Our Future Protect the Amargosa.” In ...
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Nearby tribe, supporters of Amargosa Valley want long-term mining ban in area
The Bureau of Land Management is gathering community input on a potential 20-year mineral withdrawal for more than 300,000 acres of land.
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Hundreds of New Mining Claims Threaten Death Valley National Park, Tribal Water Resources
These new mining claims, documented here for the first time, are staked above groundwater aquifers that feed the springs at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park and provide drinking water to ...