"A Canadian company is looking to extract copper and other minerals from the site of a former mine that was, until recently, within the boundary of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and off limits to such development.

The land was part of one of two protected sites in southern Utah that President Donald Trump removed from monument protection late last year.

Glacier Lake Resources Inc., a Vancouver-based copper and silver mining firm, announced the acquisition of the Colt Mesa deposit in a press release last week, noting that the “area recently became open for staking and exploration after a 21 year period moratorium.” The company is moving forward with an effort to mine copper, cobalt and other minerals from the approximately 200-acre parcel."

Chris D’Angelo reports for HuffPost June 19, 2018. [2]