Judge hits the brakes on land sale near polluted Anaconda site

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A federal court temporarily blocked the sale of more than 2,000 acres of public land in and around a polluted former copper mine to a multi-national petroleum company on Thursday while a lawsuit against the sale is decided in court.

In April, the Bureau of Land Management approved the direct sale of 2,062 acres of public land near the Anaconda Copper Mine site in Lyon County — and the underlying mineral rights — to …

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