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Outgoing Trump Administration approves land swap for @RioTinto to build an Arizona copper mine

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Outgoing Trump Administration approves land swap for @RioTinto's Arizona copper mine

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mining-resolution/outgoing-trump-admin-oks-land-swap-for-rio-tintos-arizona-copper-mine-idUSKBN29K22P

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Outgoing Trump admin OKs land swap for Rio Tinto's Arizona copper mine

U.S. President Donald Trump's outgoing administration approved a land swap on Friday for a Rio Tinto Ltd copper mine in Arizona that would boost domestic production of the red metal but destroy sites...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mining-resolution/outgoing-trump-admin-oks-land-swap-for-rio-tintos-arizona-copper-mine-idUSKBN29K22P
The land swap comes as miners rush to produce more copper for electric vehicles (EVs) and, at same time, indigenous rights groups increasingly oppose native land development.
(EVs use twice as much copper as internal combustion engines)

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The U.S. @ForestService said Resolution Copper would generate >$280 mln in taxes/yr

"We have to balance demand for mineral extraction and the related economic benefits with our commitment to environmental stewardship & sustainability"

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. @RioTinto still needs mining permits, a process that could take years and is likely to be slowed during the Biden Administration.

It's not clear what will happen to the land should Rio obtain it but decide not to build the mine.

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Some Native Americans work for & support the mine , though many others have vowed to oppose it.

"I'll defend this land to the very end," said Wendsler Nosie, the former chairman of Arizona's @sc_apache who now runs @ProtectOakFlat

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A U.S. judge is holding hearings related to the land swap later this month. The San Carlos Apache are hoping he'll block the swap.

"Everything will get sorted out," said Michael Nixon, a lawyer for the tribal members opposed to the mine.

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Tribal members have also filed a property lien that essentially asks a court to find that the U.S. government has illegally occupied the land for more than 160 years and has no right to give it to @RioTinto .

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-mining-resolution/native-americans-say-u-s-does-not-own-land-it-is-about-to-give-to-rio-tinto-idUSL1N2JP2IX

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Native Americans say U.S. does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto

Members of Arizona's San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien on Thursday in an attempt to regain control over land that the U.S. government is poised to give to Rio Tinto Ltd for the Resolution...

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-mining-resolution/native-americans-say-u-s-does-not-own-land-it-is-about-to-give-to-rio-tinto-idUSL1N2JP2IX
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