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Ash Meadows, Amargosa Valley get federal reprieve as mining exploration stops

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The U.S. Department of the Interior took a major step forward in protecting Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding communities that rely on groundwater in the area. The Interior Department initiated the process to stop new mining claims in the area as a two-year study begins with the goal of withdrawing the region from mining activity. If approved, the action would remove 308,890 acres on public lands in Nye …

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Feds signal halt to mineral leasing in Amargosa Valley to protect treasured wetland • Nevada Current

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity)After an intense local campaign to protect a treasured wildlife refuge in the Amargosa Desert the federal government has proposed a two year pause on new mining claims on thousands of acres of public land in Nye County. On Tuesday, the Department of the Interior announced its intent to pull nearly 270,000 acres of public land adjacent to Nevada’s As…

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