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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

NYT > Science·August 14, 2026

Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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