Silver City, NM – U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a “relinquishment” of 642 mining claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest that it had staked in 2024 for copper exploration. According to the BLM, mining claim relinquishment is “the formal, voluntary surrender of all […]
Site Layer 1 Data Center Proposed for Grant County Speak Up on Behalf of Our Water Resources, Clean Air and Long-term Future A New York-based, multi-billion-dollar investment firm, Corner Venture Capital, is proposing to construct a data center in southern Grant County that could consume enormous amounts of natural gas and potentially thousands of acre-feet […]
Mining and Minerals Division to hold public hearing on Copper Flat Mine September 17 The NM Mining and Minerals Division will hold a public hearing on the reopening of the Copper Flat Mine outside of Hillsboro on Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 pm at the Hillsboro Community Center. NM Copper Corporation has submitted a new […]
Within days of Ivanhoe Electric’s withdrawal of its draft exploration Plan of Operations, GRIP discovered that Rio Tinto, through its subsidiary Kennecott Exploration, had filed with BLM and the Grant County Clerk’s Office documentation for 250 lode claims on approximately 5,000 acres of the Gila National Forest near the Continental Divide Trail, northwest of Silver City. A number […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2026 Contact: Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project – 575.590.7619 cell Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity – 575.574.5962 cell Community Opposition Forces Ivanhoe Electric to Withdraw Exploration Proposal from Gila National Forest Silver City, NM – Today, U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric withdrew its geophysical survey Plan […]
Photo: Ben Lilly Overlook, Dennis O’Keefe Speak up to protect the Gila National Forest from a massive new mining exploration project being developed by Ivanhoe Electric, a U.S.-based mineral exploration company. In 2024, the company’s subsidiary, Pinos Altos Exploration, staked 642 lode claims covering 13,264 acres of Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and […]
Riparian restoration effort aims to protect a rare spring-fed floodplain forest, strengthen stream and habitat resilience and ensure future generations of native trees along Bear Creek By Scott Zager, GRIP GIS Specialist/Plant Ecologist Last summer, GRIP began an ecological restoration project at Dorsey Spring, a 32-acre floodplain forest along Bear Creek in a remote corner […]
Silver City, NM– Weakening mining regulations and expanding pollution of public lands, not clarity, would be the outcomes of the pending Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. Environmental groups from across New Mexico, including the Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, Amigos Bravos, Gila Resources Information Project, Southwest Research and Information Center, and the New Mexico Environmental […]
A Message from Our Director As we reflect on the past year, we are honored to share that the Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce recognized GRIP with the Community Stewardship Nonprofit of the Year award. This distinction is deeply meaningful. Not only because it is an acknowledgement of the work we do every day, […]
November 14, 2025 — We are honored to receive the Silver City/Grant County Chamber of Commerce Community Stewardship Nonprofit of the Year Award for 2025. GRIP was recognized for completion of its 3-year San Vicente Creek River Stewardship Project to reduce riparian wildfire risk by removing non-native trees and fuels from 55-acres of floodplain, improve […]
2026 Gila Resources Information Project
