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A giant mining company is one step closer to building one of the nation's largest underground copper mines an hour east of Phoenix on land considered sacred to many Apaches.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States – Indigenous and environmental groups in the United States are suing the US Forest Service (USFS) to try to prevent the transfer of more than 9.7 square kilometres (2,400 acres) of land in Arizona to a mining company for potential development. The co-plaintiffs in the case, including the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona and the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, on January 22 filed a lawsuit against a proposed copper mine about 100km east of Phoenix th...

Aboriginal native title groups say Rio Tinto’s executive reshuffle is a sign the company is in “PR mode” and the new appointments won’t lead to meaningful change in the miner’s dealings with traditional owners. Investors also remain sceptical as to whether Rio has committed to the cultural change needed after it destroyed 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara. They are flagging a confrontation with management at the...

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1 / of 3 Rio Tinto and BHP battle Apache tribes to build North Americas biggest copper mine at sacred Oak Flat site Posted TueTuesday 26 updated TueTuesday 26 JanJanuary 2021 at 11:06pm Apache elder Wendsler Nosie is one of those leading the campaign to save Oak Flat from mining. ( Print text only "This place is very holy and religious to us." Wendsler Nosie Senior, an elder of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is describing his peoples land, Oak Flat or Chichil Bildagoteel, in the Arizona desert i...

For Immediate Release, January 25, 2021 Contact: Roger Featherstone, Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, (520) 777-9500, roger@azminingreform.org Randy Serraglio, Center for Biological Diversity, (520) 784-1504, rserraglio@biologicaldiversity.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org Pete Dronkers, Earthworks, (775) 815-9936, pdronkers@earthworksaction.org Curt Shannon, Access Fund, (480) 652-5547, curt@accessfund.org Lawsu...

FOLLOWUP After completing its project analysis in December — a year early — the U.S. Forest Service planned to begin the swap in January. The agency denied rushing the process, although the  Guardian reported that the Trump administration pressured it to. If allowed, Resolution’s underground copper mine — one of the nation’s largest and deepest — would eventually collapse into a crater some 2 miles wide and 1,000 feet deep, destroying important religious and ceremonial sites. Now,...

Resolution Copper has been modified and vetted. We just need the opportunity to mine Andrew Lye, opinion contributor As America steps toward a clean energy future – a key plank of the incoming Biden administration’s agenda – a copper deposit in central Arizona could help make that future a reality. Popular Searches Copper is an essential component in smart phones and tablets, medical equipment and wind turbines. For example, one wind turbine alone can use more than t...

Oak Flat: Trump’s Final Middle Finger to the Environment As Trump’s term comes to a dramatic close, the administration’s last minute effort to rush through multiple mining projects that pose a grave environmental risk is lost in the headlines By Raul DIEGO Buried deep in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2015, section 3003 calls for the expeditious facilitation of a land exchange agreement between Resolution Copper Mining, LLC and the United States government...

U.S. backs land swap for copper mine Apache tribe opposes project set on Native property By Joe Deaux, Bloomberg News Published: January 18, 2021, 6:00am Share: The Resolution Copper Mining area Shaft #9, right, and Shaft #10, that await the expansion go-ahead in Superior, Ariz. The U.S. Forest Service released an environmental review Friday that paves the way for the creation of one of the largest copper mines in the United States, against the wishes of a group of Apaches w...