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Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.

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Lands that Trump cut from Bears Ears were opened to mining claims last week. Prospectors filed 16 that same day.
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Environmental groups decry activities that might disturb tribal and cultural resources at the site, but local miners say the lands were meant for multiple uses. (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) The Easy Peasy mine shaft in 2019. Comment Add as Preferred Source RELATED STORIES A mining CEO bought 74,000 shares days before Trump shrank Bears Ears.