A Canadian firm wants to start mining on Utah lands that used to be part of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Courtesy photo by Colter Hoyt. A Canadian firm has announced plans to mine new claims filed on Colt Mesa in Utah's Circle Cliffs, public land that was the Trump administration removed from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

A Canadian firm wants to start mining on Utah lands that used to be part of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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