Oak Flat, a piece of national forest land in central Arizona, is at the heart of a yearslong struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both consider it important for their ...

(Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Thursday it would approve a land swap needed for Rio Tinto and BHP to build one of the world's largest copper mines, despite concerns from Native Americans ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The ...

April 16, 20243:30 AM UTCUpdated April 16, 2024 Sign up here. Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit group comprised of the San Carlos Apache tribe and others has long opposed the mine, which would destroy a ...

Public support for religious freedom is increasing, yet Native American religious rights cases face frequent denial in federal courts. Experts suggest the reluctance to protect Native religions stems ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to step into a fight over a land transfer in Arizona that the Western Apache people say will destroy a sacred site in order to build a massive copper mine.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry‘s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. From ...

Forest Service to republish environmental report within 60 days Publication needed to approve land swap for Resolution project Native groups oppose project on religious grounds Related case still ...