Media and Other Coverage

San Bernardino County approves controversial update to mining and land reclamation ordinances – Z107.7 – October 22, 2026

County passes mining rules; locals object – Hi-Desert Star – October 21, 2026

Agenda Preview: The Mining Ordinance Returns to the Board of Supervisors on October 20 (Part 1) – The Desert Trumpet – October 17, 2026

Wrightwood residents fight a quarry they never saw coming – Los Angeles Times – September 27, 2026

Twentynine Palms City Council recap: tourism is up, but mining claims concern residents and business owners – Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree – September 9, 2026

San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Continues Mining Ordinance Decision to October 20  – The Desert Trumpet  – August 21, 2026   

FBI Presence Pushes Skittish Rowe To Cross Up Australian Mining Company – San Bernardino County Sentinel – August 21, 2026

County ‘dropped the ball’ on public outreach, leader says; board declines vote on mining rules – Hi-Desert Star – August 19, 2026 

On the Agenda: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, August 18, 2026 – The Desert Trumpet – August 16, 2026   

Australian company plans rare earth mining near Joshua Tree National Park – Desert Trail  – August 9, 2026  

How to comment on the Music Valley mining proposal – Friends of Wonder Valley  – August 4, 2026  

Podcast: Will there be a mining operation in the Pinto Mountains outside Twentynine Palms?

RECAP: Stop Music Valley Mine Community Information Meeting – The Desert Trumpet – July 23, 2026

Australian Company Looking To Establishing County’s 3rd Rare Earth Mine – San Bernardino County Sentinel – July 17, 2026

San Bernardino County Planning Commission Recommends Giving Up Local Permitting Over Mines on Federal Land  – The Desert Trumpet – July 13, 2026 

Australian company plans rare earth mining near Joshua Tree National Park  – Desert Trail  – July 9, 2026

Next to Joshua Tree National Park, a mining company is staking its claim for rare earth minerals  – Los Angeles Times  – March 30, 2026