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Supreme Court won’t review decision that made land near Grand Canyon off-limits to new mining

(AP Photo/Rick Hossman,File) This Feb. 22, 2005, file photo shows the North Rim of Grand Canyon in Arizona. A Supreme Court ruling keeps in place an Obama administration ban on new hard-rock mining claims around the Grand Canyon.

(AP Photo/Rick Hossman,File) This Feb. 22, 2005, file photo shows the North Rim of Grand Canyon in Arizona. A Supreme Court ruling keeps in place an Obama administration ban on new hard-rock mining claims around the Grand Canyon.

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By Felicia Fonesca | The Associated Press