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Mining Company Opts Out of Controversial Project Near Sacred Site in Black Hills

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 By Darren Thompson, Contributor0Tagged Black, Black Hills, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, company, Controversial, Crow Creek, Dakota, Danielle Finn, Dov Korff-Dorn, Hills, lakota, Land Protector, Mining, Nakota, National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, NDN Collective, Oceti Sakowin, oglala sioux, Opts, Pe’Sla, Pete Lien & Sons, Project, Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project, Rosebud, Sacred, sacred defense fund, Sacred Sites, Shakopee Mdewakanton, site, south dakota, Standing Rock Sioux, tribal sovereignty, US Forest Service