The Department of Interior has announced a two-year pause on new mining claims near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
The BLM's comment period for the 'Mineral Withdrawal' is now open to the public. It's a move that would effectively ban mining for more than 300,000 acres in the Amargosa Valley for 20 years.
S.H. Gould established the mine in 1906 but declared bankruptcy by 1915. The 350 foot-deep-shaft reportedly produced 45,000 ...
In response, the Amargosa Conservancy and the Center for Biological Diversity conservation groups filed a lawsuit in July ...