Indigenous activists praise a recent federal government proposal to ban new mineral exploration in a swath of South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest for 20 years, but say it falls short by still allowing ongoing mining projects.
Argus Leader, Jay Pickthorn / AP fileIndigenous activists praised a recent federal government proposal to ban new mineral exploration in a swath of South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest for 20 years but said it falls short by still allowing ongoing mining projects.
More than 18% of the Black Hills remains under mining claims, according to the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, a nonprofit group advocating to stop mining in the Black Hills., the Forest Service said it would allow F3 Gold, a Minnesota-based mining company, to search for gold at 39 drill sites in the Pactola area.found that the proposed gold mining project “could affect cultural resources and tribal sacred lands by altering the landscape adjacent to these sites.
As part of the proposal announced Tuesday, the government instituted a two-year ban on new mineral exploration to conduct scientific study of the impacts of mining, consult with local tribal nations and seek public comment.to increase protections for more of the country’s land and waters.
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