A Canadian Firm Prepares To Mine Land Trump Cut From Monument Protection
A Canadian company is looking to extract copper and other minerals from the site of a former mine that was, until recently, within the boundary of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and off limits to such development.
The land was part of one of two protected sites in southern Utah that President Donald Trump removed from monument protection late last year.
Glacier Lake Resources Inc., a Vancouver-based copper and silver mining firm, announced the acquisition of the Colt Mesa deposit in a press release last week, noting that the “area recently became open for staking and exploration after a 21 year period moratorium.” The company is moving forward with an effort to mine copper, cobalt and other minerals from the approximately 200-acre parcel.
President Bill Clinton established the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in 1996. In December, Trump cut the 1.87 million-acre site, the largest land national monument in the country, roughly in half. The nearby 1.35 million-acre Bears Ears National Monument was slashed by 85 percent. The moves opened the door for oil, gas and other development.
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Mr. Mueller, Sir?
PLEASE hurry! I truly don't know how much more damage this country can take.
It may already be too late to right the wrongs that have been committed.
