Newmont commits to help sage grouse habitat in Nevada

Joined by state and federal land managers as well as Newmont Mining, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday announced the Sagebrush Ecosystem Conservation Program — a public-private partnership he said should become a national model.Based on the conservation credit system established to help preserve the threatened sage grouse, it will allow Newmont to get conservation credits to offset damage resulting from its mining operations by doing conservation, restoration and reclamation work in other ar