The release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement marks one of the final steps toward transferring Oak Flat to ...

A U.S. district judge in Arizona has precluded the U.S. Forest Service from proceeding with the land exchange for the huge ...

A federal judge laid out a timeline for the government to advance a contentious land exchange and copper mine but didn't halt ...

The U.S. Forest Service on Monday released a long-awaited environmental report for the Rio Tinto-led (NYSE:RIO) Resolution ...

As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual.

Ajo, in western Pima County 125 miles west of Tucson, has one of Arizona’s best-known porphyry copper deposits. It enticed small mining operations by the San Francisco syndicate known as the ...

The acquisition includes two Arizona copper mining properties, Antler and Javelin, potentially creating new jobs. The Antler project is expected to produce approximately 33,000 U.S. tons of copper ...

Land in central Arizona holds great spiritual value to the Western Apache Indians and is on the world's third-largest deposit ...

The Supreme Court Rejects a Plea to Block a Copper Mine on Land in Arizona That's Sacred to Apaches WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred.

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