US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency injunction blocking the Trump administration from transferring Oak Flat to a private mining company while lawsuits are ongoing.
- The planned copper mine would destroy Oak Flat, a sacred site for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and harm local ecosystems by depleting groundwater, as noted by conservation advocates.
- Various groups, including the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona, express relief at the court's decision and stress the importance of preserving Oak Flat.
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Trump weighs in on mine deal that would give copper control to company with Chinese ties
President Trump on Tuesday blasted an appeals court's ruling temporarily blocking the transfer of an Arizona copper mine that has been heavily criticized for infringing on the religious practices of American Indians.
Court Temporarily Halts Land Transfer That Would Allow a Mine to Destroy Western Apache Sacred Land - Inside Climate News
The Western Apache and a coalition of environmental groups have fought for years against the Resolution Copper mine, which would become one of the country’s largest at the cost of a site revered by the tribe.By Wyatt MyskowJust hours before the deal was set to go through, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a land transfer in Arizona on Monday that would ultimately lead to the destruction of a site sacred to Western Apache people.


Trump blasts appeals court for halting Resolution Copper land transfer
By Ernest Scheyder
US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer of Oak Flat - AZ Luminaria
A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America. The transfer was scheduled for Tuesday. But a panel of judges with the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals issued a temporary injunction late Monday in response to last-minute appeals by a Native American tribe and environmentalists. The land include…
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