US halts progress on proposed copper mine on indigenous land
The US Forest Service says it no longer has a timeline for a report into a land swap for a Rio Tinto copper mine.
Source: mining-technology.com
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Oak Flat development is on pause. What that means for tribal nations
The U.S. Forest Service has told a federal court it is not sure when it will move ahead with the review process.
Source: hcn.org
Experts say Indigenous sacred sites are increasingly under threat
Native law experts convened by the UCLA Native Nations Law and Policy Center examine the controversies over Thacker Pass and Oak Flat, sites important to the Paiute and Apache, respectively, that would be destroyed by proposed mines.
Source: wyomingpublicmedia.org
Experts say Indigenous sacred sites are increasingly under threat
Native law experts convened by the UCLA Native Nations Law and Policy Center examine the controversies over Thacker Pass and Oak Flat, sites important to the Paiute and Apache, respectively, that would be destroyed by proposed mines.
Source: kunm.org
US Forest Service pauses timeline for Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine
The US Forest Service has told a federal court it is not sure when it could approve a land swap allowing Rio Tinto to develop the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, a surprising reversal that boosts several Native American groups opposed to the project. The complex case involves a long-running conflict between a mining company hoping to supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for the green energy transition and Indigenous groups seeking to preserve Arizona's Oak Flat campground, a site of religious importance that would be destroyed by t...
Source: miningweekly.com