The U.S. Forest Service plans to re-publish an environmental report before July that will set in motion a land swap between the U.S. government and Rio Tinto , allowing the mining giant to develop the controversial Resolution Copper project in Arizona.
that report in March 2021 to give his administration time to review the Apache's concerns, though he was not able to permanently block the mine.
The Forest Service is not waiting for the court's ruling to publish the new report, Pepin said, adding that the agency does not believe an 1852 treaty between the U.S. government and Apaches gives Native Americans the right to the land containing the copper. Reuters images showed some protesters drumming while others displayed placards with the words "Save Oak Flat" and "What will we do when the last mine is mined?" in the rain.
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