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Court rules mining can continue on Navajo Reservation
A federal appeals court has thrown out a bid by environmental groups to challenge expanded coal mining on the Navajo Reservation that powers the Four Corners Power Plant. The 9th...
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Navajo president signs off on $2.3M mine study
[caption id="attachment_55039" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This Sept. 4, 2011 file photo shows the main plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station, as seen from Lake Powell in Page, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross...
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Resolution Copper advocates changing state law limiting miners’ hours
Southwest sees copper boom thanks to high prices
With prices high and backing in place from some of the world’s largest mining companies, the hunt for copper in the American Southwest is experiencing a revival. Mining and milling...
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Company seeking copper mine forges pacts with town, stakeholder groups
[caption id="attachment_32400" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An exchange of U.S. Forest Service land near Superior for land elsewhere would be needed for Resolution Copper Co. to open a mine. Many windows in...
