The lucrative colossal Colosseum Mine in California’s Mojave Desert was rocked Monday by a court order halting its gold- and rare-earth-mineral operations.
The bitter court battle over the controversial historic site — which President Trump hoped would help reduce US dependence on foreign sources of such minerals — pitted its owners and the administration against conservationists who argued its explorations were causing environmental harm.
“I just was hoping for sort of an even-handed look at the actual law, but it seems to be an ideologically driven decision,” griped Stephen Baghdadi, CEO of mine owner Dateline Resources, to the California…
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