article_snippet.sent: Tensions have remained high at the Sugar Pine Mine near Medford after the facility was served with a federal stop-work order.
article_snippet.sent: The owners insist The owners want to avoid a high profile stand-off while BLM officials say BLM officials want to resolve the dispute peacefully.
article_snippet.sent: According to the Mail Tribune, miners feared the BLM would destroy some of miners cabin and equipment before miners could appear in court for the appeal hearing. '
article_snippet.sent: The miners say The miners want to avoid a standoff like
article_snippet.sent: The miners say The miners want to avoid a standoff like last year's fight between Nevada Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government in which BLM BLM sought to seize cattle because Cliven Bundy refused to pay grazing fees .
article_snippet.sent: BLM BLM said BLM had also told employees to avoid the mine because of the armed activists. '
article_snippet.sent: The safety of our employees and the public continues to be our top priority,' Gorey said, urging demonstrators to remain peaceful.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tensions remain high with supporters complaining of federal overreach .
  