GOOD NEWS! HUGE DROP IN THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE MINING CLAIMS IN THE BLACK HILLS! Something important is changing in the Black Hills – something that we’re very happy to report. Between September 2025 and July 2026, the number of active mining claims in the Black Hills dropped by 20%! There are now 9,973 active … Continue reading Mapping Claims Update
SECOND URANIUM EXPLORATION PROJECT THREATENS CRAVEN CANYON A Canadian company has applied for a second time to explore for radioactive uranium at Craven Canyon in the southern Black Hills. This project is named the October Jinx Project, which is on federal land. It is part of the larger Chord Project. The company is named Clean Nuclear Energy Corporation … Continue reading CALL TO ACTION: COMMENTS NEEDED TO PROTECT CRAVEN CANYON
This recent article published by Native Sun News Today is a must-read as it provides information about some of the current mining projects in our region. It ends with how citizens can intervene to help protect water from these destructive mining projects. A new uranium boom is still a bust for South Dakotans By Marnie … Continue reading A must-read! Native Sun News Today’s article highlights current mining projects and how citizens can intervene
Black Hills National Forest sent Custer County a clear message by giving a proposed gold drilling exploration project just west of Custer City the go-ahead. The Forest Service issued a "categorical exclusion," which means that they do not plan to do any further environmental review of F3 Gold's proposed Newark Project. While the Forest Service … Continue reading FOREST SERVICE GIVES SPLIT DECISION
EXPLORATION PROJECT PROPOSED AT A VERY SPECIAL PLACE Pair a misnamed company with a place that needs the strongest protection from mining, and what do you get? You get the proposed uranium drilling east of Edgemont in the southern Black Hills, which is part of the larger Chord Project. The company, whose actual name is … Continue reading STOP NEW URANIUM DRILLING!
Our updated active mining claims map is here. This new map now shows that there are 1536 fewer claims, yes, we said FEWER, than reported in October of 2023. So now the total acreages of active mining claims in the Black Hills on Federal Lands are at about 261,411 acres vs 293,000 acres that were … Continue reading UPDATED CLAIMS MAP SHOWS A DECREASE
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