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14 Mai 2024

Autor:
Clark Mindock, Reuters

USA: Arizona copper mine case will be taken to Supreme Court, Apache Stronghold announces

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"Indigenous group to take fight against Arizona copper mine to Supreme Court," 14 May 2024

A Native American group said... it will take its fight against Rio Tinto’s proposed Arizona copper mine to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a federal appeals court refused to reconsider whether the U.S. government may have improperly transferred land to the developer.

Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit group comprised of San Carlos Apache tribe members and others, claim the land swap in a federal forest northeast of Phoenix violates religious protection law because it would destroy a site where indigenous ceremonies have been held for generations...

A spokesperson for Resolution Copper said the mine plan was developed in collaboration with various levels of government, Native American communities and others. The spokesperson said they will continue engaging with those groups going forward...

An Arizona district court refused to preliminarily block the land swap in 2021, and the 9th Circuit had twice affirmed that decision before denying the latest request...

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USA: Indigenous groups oppose Rio Tinto & BHP copper mine due to potential negative impacts on cultural rights & the environment

US Government lawsuit (re land swap of sacred land to Resolution Copper, USA)