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By Tara Dodrill – Off the Grid News
The federal government’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is once again sparking controversy – and it’s doing so on the one-year anniversary of the Bundy Ranch standoff.
This time, it’s the Galice Mining District near Grants Pass, Oregon, that is shaping up as a battle between the all-powerful federal agency and Sugar Pine miners. Sugar Pine is part of the Galice district.
Many Americans outside of the Western United States were unfamiliar with the BLM prior to the controversy over Cliven Bundy’s ranch, when they learned that approximately 50 percent of the land out West is owned by the federal government.
The land dispute between the residents of Josephine County near Galice Creek and BLM officials has been brewing for several years – and is about to come to a head. The BLM has ordered Sugar Pine miners to cease and desist all operations and remove all equipment from their claims by April 25, but the majority of the mining claim holders have refused to budge. Oath Keepers and militia group members have been called in to help them hold their ground.
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