The fate of a proposed copper mine that Native people say would obliterate a sacred site near Superior and violate their religious rights will be determined before a federal appeals court Tuesday in ...

Superior Mayor Mila Besich-Lira comes from a family of miners, so she knows it takes a long time to open a mine. But even she is getting frustrated by the years of reviews and court challenges to the ...

More than a mile below the rocky forest outside the small town of Superior, a half-dozen miners climb into a metal bucket damp with subterranean moisture for a slow hoist to the surface. They are ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— A public opinion poll among likely Arizona voters found that 74% oppose the proposed Resolution Copper mine, which would destroy Oak Flat, a Native American sacred site located in the ...

SUPERIOR, Arizona (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's proposed Resolution Copper Mine in Arizona would tunnel 7,000 feet underground, where rocks radiate heat from the earth’s molten core. It would suck up enough ...

Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe gathered as the Capitol building to protest a proposal that would trade away land for mining, land that is sacred to them. Credit: Jamie Cochran, Cronkite News ...

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The Association of Village Council Presidents no longer supports the proposed Donlin Gold mine. That decision came during its annual convention this week. After two hours of passionate debate on ...

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court’s resolution outlines a four stage consultation process that provides a legal path towards restarting the Escobal mine. The four stages include: (1) review, (2) pre ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— A public opinion poll among likely Arizona voters found that 74% oppose the proposed Resolution Copper mine, which would destroy Oak Flat, a Native American sacred site located in the ...