In July 2026, Trump removed monument protections from 2.93 million acres at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante; on September 11, the excluded lands became eligible for new mining claims
- Trump opens 2.93M acres of Utah lands to new mining claims after cutting monument protections.
- The two presidential proclamations, signed on July 13 and published in the Federal Register on July 17, reduced the protected footprints of the monuments by more than 90% each.
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- Trump opens 2.93M acres of Utah lands to new mining claims after cutting monument protections.
- The two presidential proclamations, signed on July 13 and published in the Federal Register on July 17, reduced the protected footprints of the monuments by more than 90% each.
Sources: Times of India