A federal judge has temporarily halted the federal government's plans to transfer land in eastern Arizona for a massive copper mining project that has been years in the making.

Supreme Court Oak Flat Apache sacred site case denied review, clearing path for Resolution Copper to transform religious site ...

protesters gathered as attorneys for the group Apache Stronghold argued inside to stop the transfer. The group represents tribal members who consider Oak Flat a sacred site. “We went into court ...

While Oak Flat is currently in public trust, the roughly 2,400-acre federal parcel will become private property once that ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Arizona tribe fighting to halt the construction of a copper mining project on federal land that they hold sacred.

Destroying Oak Flat, say Apache Stronghold and their allies ... Members of the Native American coalition Apache Stronghold protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court, Sept. 11, 2024, in Washington.

PHOENIX — A U.S. district judge on Friday temporarily halted the federal government’s plans to transfer land in eastern Arizona for a massive copper mining project amid protest by Native ...

US Judge Halts Plan to Transfer Oak Flat Land for Contested Arizona Copper ... Arizona for a massive copper mining project amid protest by Native American groups that consider the area sacred.