Introducing the Mining Monitor Map

Plus: Why do mining companies hide their identities when making claims?

Introducing the Land Desk Mining Monitor Map, on which I track the “green metal” and uranium land rush currently underway in the Four Corners Region — and, eventually, beyond. It’s not quite as spicy as the Land Desk Green Chile Atlas, but it is hot in a much different way.

I started out by compiling notable mining claims filed over the past year or so …