Government extends mining-claims ban near Canyon for 6 months

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Photo courtesy the Department of the Interior

Interior secretary visits Canyon

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, flanked by, from left, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey, was at the Grand Canyon to announce the extension of a ban on new mining claims near the national park.

Map courtesy the Department of the Interior

Grand Canyon

The Department of the Interior is considering a 20-year mining claims ban on more than 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, outlined in red on this map. Mining is already banned in cross-hatched areas.