Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO said in a media release that the ruling is an important signal to those seeking to obstruct responsible domestic mining projects.
“The certainty provided by this decision comes at a critically important time for our country,” said Nolan. “The pandemic has exposed the dangers of our increasingly import-dependent supply chain – dependence that has doubled over the past two decades even though we have significant mineral deposits within our borders.”
https://www.mining.com/us-court-upholds-miners-rights-to-explore-on-federal-lands/