Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ban on new uranium mining in the Grand Canyon on Tuesday, while also upholding a mining company's right to mine in the area since before the ban.
The case regarding new claims came from one Arizona man's response to a 20-year ban on new claims imposed in 2012 under then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Gregory Yount challenged the ban despite not having ever mined uranium before and with no real plans to do so.