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Smithsonian seeks buffer zone around Mt Hopkins observatory
At a Bureau of Land Management hearing in Tombstone, Smithsonian officials argued for a 4 744 acre withdrawal around Mt Hopkins in the Coronado National Forest to shield instruments and viewing from dust and light. Mining interests urged keeping the area public domain for mineral output potentially worth millions annually.
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Bureau of Land Management
Mt. Hopkins
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Coronado National Forest
Amado
Smithsonian
Ernest Escapule Jr
Tombstone Council
Arizona Small Miners Association
Cambridge, Mass
Gerard P. Kuiper
University of
Zona
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Ussr
United States
Robert Lenon
Patagonia
Dean W. Lynch
Duval Corporation
Steve Emerine
Green Valley News
Fred J. Weiler
U. S. Department of the Interior
Weiler