Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday he is “confident” that the administration’s recent ban on new uranium mining on federal land near the Grand Canyon will survive an industry lawsuit.

“I feel very confident in our decision and I think it will withstand any legal challenges,” Salazar told reporters after testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday.

The National Mining Association, along with the Nuclear Energy Institute, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday alleging that the ban is unconstitutional.

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