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Opponents of a copper mine project that would obliterate an Apache sacred site east of Phoenix asked a federal judge Wednesday to stop work on the project. The group Apache Stronghold filed the first in a series of three lawsuits Jan. 12 to stop Resolution Copper from proceeding with a huge copper mine below Oak Flat, a site deemed sacred to many Apaches and other Southwestern tribes. The suit was filed three days before the Forest Service issued the final environmental impact statement regarding the mine project on Jan. 15, starting a 60-day clock on a land swap that would turn the l...

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 that they say would harm the local environment. “Without a doubt, the proposed mine presents a huge ...

1 / of 3 Rio Tinto and BHP battle Apache tribes to build North America's 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 people's land, Oak Flat or Chi'chil Bildagoteel, in the Arizona desert in the US south-west. The site in the Tonto National Forest is a popular camping and hiking ground...

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 three tons of copper. The World Bank estimates that global copper demand could grow 200% by 2050, lar...