With only weeks until a disputed land swap opens the door to a huge copper mine at Oak Flat, opponents seek a late reprieve.

The San Carlos Apache Tribe and environmental groups say exploratory drilling near the San Pedro could imperil protected ...

Members of Apache and others who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona gather outside the U.S. District Court, May 7, 2025, in Phoenix. Credit: AP/Matt York ...

Congress approved a land swap in 2014 that would give Resolution Copper 3.75 square miles (9.71 square kilometers) of forest land in return for eight parcels it owns in Arizona.

The opponents of Resolution Copper's plans for a massive mine on land sacred to Apache tribal members have a two-month reprieve to strategize.

And under current Arizona law, the mine would win that competition. Resolution Copper has pumped billions of gallons Resolution Copper plans to pump up to 600,000 acre-feet of groundwater ...

ARIZONA NEWS US Forest Service issues notice on contested land transfer for a major copper mine in Arizona Apr 18, 2025, 6:00 PM ...

Congress approved a land swap in 2014 that would give Resolution Copper 3.75 square miles (9.71 square kilometers) of forest land in return for eight parcels it owns in Arizona.

The group Apache Stronghold is vowing to carry on the fight against a massive copper mining project on land the Apaches hold sacred, after a Supreme Court decision that is expected to let the mine ...