The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer of the Tonto National Forest land, known as Oak Flat, ...

While Oak Flat is currently in public trust, the roughly 2,400-acre federal parcel will become private property once that ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on May 27 to hear an appeal from a group of Apaches and others who wanted to block a copper ...

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Apache Stronghold, allowing Resolution Copper to proceed with its controversial mining project on Oak Flat, a sacred ceremonial site for the ...

If reducing America’s reliance on hostile foreign powers for critical minerals is a national security priority—a goal that ...

The appeal sought to block a 2422-acre (980-hectare) federal land transfer crucial to the Resolution Copper mine. The land includes Oak Flat, a site where Western Apaches say they have conducted ...

Supreme Court rejects appeal to block Arizona copper mine project, allowing sacred site to be transferred to Rio Tinto and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Indigenous advocates who are fighting to block the transfer of ...

The US Supreme Court has upheld a land swap deal that is crucial to the development of one of the world's largest copper ...

Under the National Defense Authorization Act signed by then-President Obama in 2014, Congress authorized the land exchange. The law allowed Rio Tinto and BHP to exchange land for Oak Flat, located ...

The gaping mouth of Resolution Copper Mining’s No. 10 shaft is 28 feet across and opens into a sheer drop of nearly 7,000 feet, making it the deepest continuous mine shaft in the United States.