Alaska Miners Association to protest BLM plan for Eastern Interior

The Alaska Miners Association will protest a proposed Bureau of Land Management plan for the Eastern Interior. The recently released plan covering 6.5 million acres includes environmental protections that would ban new mining on over a million federal acres, including 2 areas in the mineral rich Forty Mile region. A.M.A. executive director Deantha Crocket said multiple use should be more prioritized in the plan.
“This isn’t just wildlife. This isn’t just a recreational area,&rd