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Interior Dept. group calls for mining reforms amid push to reduce critical minerals outsourcing

KUNC | By Emma VandenEinde
Published September 13, 2023 at 3:40 PM MDT
A dragline excavator moves the rock or soil layer that needs to be removed in order to access the coal at Trapper Mining on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo.
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A dragline excavator moves the rock or soil layer that needs to be removed in order to access the coal at Trapper Mining on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo.

A group led by the Interior Department has released recommendations to reform mining practices on public lands.

A group led by the Interior Department has released recommendations to reform mining practices on public lands.

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