Mining industry rallies Republicans to urge Trump to let them open mines on protected land

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 987

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Arizona’s multibillion dollar mining industry wants Republicans in the state legislature to prod the Trump administration to make it easier for them to mine on federal and state land — including near the Grand Canyon.

Since former President Joe Biden officially designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in 2023, effectively barring mining on roughly a million acres of land near Grand Canyon National Park, Republicans have been trying …

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