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Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls globally. Even though copper prices are at historically high levels, the financial risk involved in mining means…

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Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over for copper mining

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete

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Copper's Risk Trifecta Leaves A Surprising Winner

Copper has surged past $11,000 per ton for the first time since May 2024. The red metal is up around 21% year-to-date in a rally driven by more than just long-term demand. It is a combination of regulatory pressure, political instability, and a narrow supply base.

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US backs Aust-led copper project despite tribe concerns

BHP and Rio Tinto want to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America, if they can get a hoped-for transfer of federal forest land in Arizona.

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US President meets BHP and Rio Tinto chiefs over Arizona copper mine

Executives of two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP and Rio Tinto, have lobbied at the White House as part of their long-running bid to develop a vast copper mine in the US.

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US appeals court puts the brakes on contested land transfer for Arizona copper mine

A U.S. appeals court has put the brakes on the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a company that plans to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine

High court declines to hear bid to block a project that an Apache Indigenous group says would destroy a religious site.

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The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred

The Independent UK

Oak Flat Timeline: Native American vs. pro-mining interests

Oak Flat is a piece of national forest land in central Arizona that has been at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both see it as important to their future

The Independent UK

Battle for Oak Flat: How Apache opposition to a copper mine became a religious liberty test

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 had packed into a squat green sweat lodge to pray.

Los Angeles Times

Biden saves Oak Flat Apache site for now

The Arizona mine project won't move forward until more discussions with Indigenous communities.

Salon

U.S. Forest Service pauses timeline for Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine

The U.S. Forest Service has told a federal court it is not sure when it could approve a land swap allowing Rio Tinto Plc to develop the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, a surprising reversal that boosts several Native American groups opposed to the project.

Reuters

Indigenous place of worship threatened

Resolution Copper is one court ruling away from destroying one of the Apaches’ holiest sites.

Salon

Commentary: We can’t let Oak Flat get sold to mining companies

Imagine that a giant mining company announces plans to dig down deep beneath the Vatican to extract precious minerals, collapsing St. Peter’s Basilica into a cavernous pit. While this unlikely scenario would be met with near-universal outrage, it’s effectively what’s happening in southeastern Arizona, to almost no national scrutiny.

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Tribe warns US government against moving ahead with mine

Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will move forward on the project even as they await a federal appellate court ruling in the case

The Independent UK

Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites

An Apache group battling a foreign firm that wants to build one of the largest U.S. copper mines on what tribal members say is sacred land is getting a new chance to make its point to a full federal appeals court panel

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Tribes seek more details on water use at Arizona copper mine

A federal agency says an environmental review for a proposed copper mine in Arizona falls short on details about water and the potential impacts of climate change

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