Nevada Mineral Withdrawal Kicks Off to Protect Ash Meadows Refuge; The Wilderness Society Applauds
January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release:
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Interior begins process to block new mineral development in Amargosa River Valley
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The Department of the Interior published a segregation notice in the federal register for land surrounding Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in western Nevada, initiating the process to protect the sensitive desert landscape from mining for the next 20 years.
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Interior begins process to block new mineral development in Amargosa River Valley
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The Department of the Interior published a segregation notice in the federal register for land surrounding Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in western Nevada, initiating the process to protect the sensitive desert landscape from mining for the next 20 years.