A federal judge conceded that a planned copper mine will destroy a site sacred to the Apache people, but refused to stop a land swap at the site.

A federal appeals court temporarily halted a land exchange that would allow construction of a copper mine on a site held sacred by Arizona tribes, acting just hours before the swap could have been ...

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized an appeals court's decision to temporarily block federal officials from completing a land transfer needed for Rio Tinto and BHP to develop ...

In a news release issued March 16, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service says it has completed the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and issued the final record of decision for the ...

OAK FLAT, Ariz. — On a recent morning about an hour outside Phoenix, the pounding of tribal drums reverberated across the desert from a stand of oaks in the Tonto National Forest, where nearly 20 men ...

The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a long-contested land exchange with Resolution Copper, clearing a major hurdle for development of one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper deposits. The ...

Trump says 'radical left court' trying to block Resolution Copper project Post came after Trump met at White House with CEOs of Rio, BHP Court calls for briefings to be filed by October 14 San Carlos ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SUPERIOR, Ariz., March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Forest Service and Resolution Copper, a joint venture owned ...