Thursday, June 23, 2011

1 Million Acres of Grand Canyon Watershed Protected From Uranium Mining

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar extended interim protections from uranium mining today for Grand Canyon’s 1-million-acre watershed through the end of 2011; the secretary also announced his support for a 20-year mineral withdrawal across the same area. Both protections ban new claims and block new mining on existing, unproven claims.





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