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A site in Arizona sacred to tribal nations for 1,500 years is about to be destroyed by a copper mine that will form a 1,000-foot deep crater.

A site in Arizona sacred to tribal nations for 1,500 years is about to be destroyed by a copper mine that will form a 1,000-foot deep crater.

Telegraph, Mescal Fires Burn Over 140,000 Acres, Prompt New Evacuations On 6/9/21 at 1:03 PM EDT In Arizona, two fires have burned more than 140,000 acres of land and forced numerous evacuations, as firefighters continue to try and contain both. On Wednesday, fire officials reported on the national InciWeb wildfire information system, that the Telegraph Fire had burned approximately 76,260 acres and was 18 percent contained. Additionally, data from the InciWeb system showed that the Mescal Fire...

Apr 21, 2021 SUPERIOR, Arizona – Early last year, Darrin Lewis paid $800,000 for a hardware store in a tiny Arizona town where mining giant Rio Tinto PLC hopes to build one of the world’s largest underground copper mines. Rio buys materials from Lewis’s Superior Hardware & Lumber for its Resolution mine site, accounting for a third of the store’s sales and helping to keep it afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. But U.S. President Joe Biden put the mining project on hold last...

Arizona mining fight pits economy, EVs against conservation, culture Reuters | Apr 19, 2021 10:41 PM EDT Darrin and Paula Lewis of Superior Lumber & Hardware are seen outside the store in Superior, Arizona, (Photo : REUTERS/Caitlin OHara) Early last year, Darrin Lewis paid $800,000 for a hardware store in a tiny Arizona town where mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hopes to build one of the worlds largest underground copper mines. Rio buys materials from Lewiss Superior Hardware & Lumber for its Resolu...

By Syndicated Content By Ernest Scheyder SUPERIOR, Ariz. (Reuters) - Early last year, Darrin Lewis paid $800,000 for a hardware store in a tiny Arizona town where mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hopes to build one of the worlds largest underground copper mines. Rio buys materials from Lewiss Superior Hardware & Lumber for its Resolution mine site, accounting for a third of the stores sales and helping to keep it afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. But U.S. President Joe Biden put the...

Lawmakers discuss bill trying to save Oak Flat Arizona mayor pushed members of Congress to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully realize plans without the mine and its financial support Author: Apr 13, 2021 This 2015 photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Arizona mayor pushed members of Congress to oppose the bill, saying residents cannot fully realize plans without the mine and its fin...

By DANA HEDGPETH | The Washington Post | Published: April 12, 2021 OAK FLAT, Ariz. — Just as his Apache ancestors have done for centuries, Wendsler Nosie — the former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe — led a traditional ceremony on a mountaintop at Oak Flat, about 60 miles east of Phoenix, overlooking a landscape of basins covered in tall grasses, boulders and jagged cliffs. The tradition, called a sunrise ceremony, is a rite of passage for a teenage girl in which she goes throug...

Rio Tinto, BHP’s copper mine project on Apache land faces fresh blow We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Australian mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP’s plan to build an enormous new copper mine in Arizona has faced a setback after the United States government reversed a decision to allow a necessary land swap. On Tuesday morning, the US Forest Service rescinded its publication of an environmental im...

Tips: Get there early to get a parking spot! The lot is shared with multiple trails and has a pit toilet. Bring lots of water, wear hiking shoes with great traction, long pants for any cacti run-ins and an adventurous spirit! About the Hike: Picketpost Mountain is an awe-inspiring butte that rises almost 2,000 feet above the town of Superior, Arizona. The mountains name originated from an early military camp established at the base of the mountain by General George Stoneman in 1870. According t...