Here are a series of successes by tribes, communities, and government officials that opposed destructive mining.  A few of these are clearly permanent solutions, but many of these could be overturned in the future, if people aren’t vigilant.  One of the lessons of these stories is that an unmined mineral will always be a temptation to a greedy company.  Another related lesson is that protecting a place from mining is a marathon, not a sprint.   With those caveats, here are some reasons for hope and persistence.  

• Clay – Hungry Valley, NV – 2004
• Copper –  Boundary Waters Wilderness Area, MN – 2022
• Copper and Gold – Skagit Headwaters, BC – 2022
• Copper and Nickel – Fond du Lac Chippewa Territory, WI – 2023
• Copper, Gold, and Molybdenum – Mount Saint Helens, OR – 2022
• Dolomite – Florida Mountains, NM – 2024
• Gold – Beartooth Mountains, MT and WY – 1996
• Gold – Black Hills, SD – 2024
• Gold – Proposed Donlin Mine, Southwest AK – 2024
• Gold and Copper – Bristol Bay, AK – 2023
• Gold and Silver – Romania – 2024
• Lithium – Hualapi Territory, AZ – 2024
• Molybdenum – Mount Emmons (Red Lady), CO – 2024
• Molybdenum – Mount Hope, NV – 2023
• Multiple Minerals – Alaska – 2024
• Uranium – Black Hills, SD – 1981
• Uranium – Colorado – 2008
• Uranium – Fall River County, SD – 2022
• Uranium – Jabiluka, Australia – 2024
• Uranium – Virginia – 2021
• Zinc and Copper – Crandon, WI – 2003