Arizona's Oak Flat Transfer Stands After Appeals Court Rebuff, Tribes Vow Legal Fight

Arizona's Oak Flat transfer stands after appeals court rebuff, tribes vow legal fight

A federal appeals court refused to reconsider a decision allowing the planned transfer of Arizona's Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, keeping one of the Southwest's most closely watched land disputes alive.

Appeals Court Declines to Reconsider Oak Flat Land Transfer : Indybay

PHOENIX, September 29, 2026 — A federal appeals court today denied a petition from conservation groups and Tribal advocates seeking reconsideration of a March decision that cleared the way for the transfer of Arizona’s Oak Flat to the Resolution Copper mining company.

Resolution Copper project on track after Ninth Circuit decision

A federal appeals court has left in place a ruling allowing the land exchange tied to the Resolution Copper project to move forward, rejecting a request to reconsider the case.  The Sept. 29 decision means the Ninth Circuit will not rehear the case after a three-judge panel earlier this year declined to block the exchange.  […]

Ninth Circuit Rejects En Banc Rehearing in Challenge to Oak Flat Environmental Review over 11-Judge Dissent

Here are new materials in Arizona Mining Reform Coalition v. United States Forest Service + associated cases: Order Denying Rehearing + Dissents Arizona Mining Reform En Banc PetitionDownload Brown Lopez En Banc PetitionDownload San Carlos Apache En Banc PetitionDownload Federal Opposition to En Banc PetitionsDownload Prior post here.