The Western Shoshone Defense Project and an environmental group are challenging the Bureau of Land Management's approval of a gold and copper mining project in northern Nevada.

The groups say BLM hasn't asked Newmont Mining Corporation, a mining company, to set aside enough money to monitor possible groundwater contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency suggested a $33.5 million fund but BLM is allowing the company to establish a $408,000 trust fund.

The proposed mine site is already marked by tailings from an old mine.

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Tribe, watchdog group appeals Newmont gold mine in Nevada (AP 3/25)
Appeals filed over Phoenix (The Elko Daily Free Press 3/23)

Relevant Links:
Western Shoshone Defense Project - http://www.wsdp.org