Native Americans and mining interests continue legal battle over sacred land atop massive copper deposit
Oak Flat, part of a national forest in central Arizona, has been at the center of a long-running struggle between Native American groups and mining interests, both of whom consider it critical to their future. Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, wants to develop Oak Flat’s massive copper deposits […]
Gold prices steady amid rate-cut uncertainty; Copper cools from China gains By Investing.com – Investing.com
©Reuters. Investing.com — Gold prices edged lower in Asian trading on Wednesday, holding on to the trading range set over the past week amid growing market uncertainty over a U.S. interest rate cut this year. Among industrial metals, prices edged lower after copper prices rose sharply earlier this week on growing optimism about China. Gold […]
2 in Oklahoma accused of toppling country radio station tower to steal $100 in copper
A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of destroying part of an Oklahoma radio station's 500-foot tower to steal copper, Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park said. This tower in Hugo belongs to Payne Media Group's station K95.5. The radio station posted a video of the damage on Facebook following the vandalism on January […]
Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s attempted revival of copper and gold mine
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Alaska's bid to revive a copper-gold mining project that had been blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency. The justices did not comment on rejecting the state's attempt to sue the Biden administration directly in high court to revive the proposed Pebble mine in the state's Bristol Bay region. New […]