CLOSINGS/DELAYS
US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company
Read full article: US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining companyA U.S. district judge has denied a request by a Native American tribe and environmentalists to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project.
Attorneys get more time to argue over contested copper mine on land sacred to Apaches
Read full article: Attorneys get more time to argue over contested copper mine on land sacred to ApachesA U.S. district judge in Arizona has opened the door for the next round of legal wrangling as environmentalists and some Native Americas seek to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project.