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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.
Navajo president signs off on $2.3M mine study
The Navajo Nation will spend $2.3 million to study the purchase of a coal mine in the Four Corners region.
Resolution Copper advocates changing state law limiting miners’ hours
As it prepares for a huge copper mine set to open near Superior in 2021, Resolution Copper Co. is urging state lawmakers to allow miners who work underground to be scheduled for shifts of up to 12 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.
Company seeking copper mine forges pacts with town, stakeholder groups
In the “mutual benefits agreement” signed in 2008 and renewed recently, Superior pledged its support for federal legislation that would make a huge copper mine possible by exchanging protected land in the Tonto National Forest for parcels of comparable value elsewhere in the state. Any official communication opposing the plan to the governor or a member of Arizona’s congressional delegation [...]
Many in Superior see town’s future in copper mining proposal
Mining drove this town’s economy when Lynn Heglie decided to open a restaurant here in the early 1990s.
