Native American group seeks to overturn US court ruling on Rio’s Arizona copper mine
A Native American group has asked all members of a US appeals court on Monday to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land to Rio Tinto for a copper mine in Arizona, saying the land was sacred and culturally significant.
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Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project
Mining News Pro - A US judge denied a request by Arizona’s San Carlos Apache tribe to block the Trump administration from publishing the final environmental study for the land swap needed by Rio Tinto to build the Resolution copper mine.
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Native Americans say US does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto
Mining News Pro - Members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien on Thursday in an attempt to regain control over land that the U.S. government is poised to give to Rio Tinto Ltd for the Resolution Copper mine.
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