Bootheel groups say Canadian gold mining threatens lizard haven, dark skies

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 623

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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More than a dozen conservation groups in the New Mexico Bootheel have asked federal officials to slow a Canadian company’s efforts to mine gold on public lands known for its abundance of lizards and dark skies.

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The area at risk is an obscure corner of western Hidalgo County, where craggy Peloncillo mountain range rises up out of the scrub at the nexus of the Chihuahua …

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