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Environmentalists and residents fight a new California gold rush

Environmentalists and residents fight a new California gold rush

Companies are seeking to open old mines and explore in new sensitive regions amid resistance from Californians who want the Gold Rush to remain part of history.

Feds' mining move near BWCA fulfills Trump, Pence vows

Feds' mining move near BWCA fulfills Trump, Pence vows

The mining industry won a major victory in Minnesota when the federal government lifted a controversial stay on minerals exploration in the area just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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