Map of New Mining Claims in Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears February 2018

This map, showing new mining claims within the original boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, was produced using data from the BLM LR2000 Land & Mineral Systems Reports, downloaded in February 2018.

Map of mining claims in national monuments

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All map products should be credited to Stephanie Smith, Grand Canyon Trust, unless otherwise noted. A hyperlink to the Grand Canyon Trust website is appreciated.

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