BY RON DUNGAN
The Mojave County Board of Supervisors is asking Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke to lift a 20-year uranium mining ban on public lands in northern Arizona.
The supervisors said in letters to Zinke that mining will restore jobs and pump money into the local economy, and asked the Interior Department to consider the status of the ban while he reviews 27 national monuments, including Grand Canyon-Parashant.
"This ban took away much needed growth and jobs from our area," one of the letters said. "We are requesting that your office look into this ban and if necessary start a process with public comments to withdraw the ban..."