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Superior mayor, tribal officials spar over bill to stop Oak Flat mine | Cronkite News


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April 13, 2021
Planning on the Resolution Copper mine near Superior has been going on for years, as have protests like the one at this encampment in 2016. Opponents say the mine will destroy Oak Flat, an area sacred to the San Carlos Apache, and cause environmental harm. Supporters say the mine will produce jobs and much-needed copper. (File photo by Bri Cossavella/Cronkite News)
WASHINGTON – The mayor of Superior told a House panel Tuesday that a bill canceling a massive copper mine at Oak Flat would be “devastating” for the Pinal County town and its hopes to revitalize its economy. ....

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Tribes from across the U.S. testify in support of Save the Oak Flat Act


Tribes from across the U.S. testify in support of Save the Oak Flat Act
Act would halt massive foreign-owned mining project that will destroy sacred sites and the environment
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San Carlos Apache Tribe
San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Terry Rambler said he strongly supports Congressional testimony provided today by tribal leaders to protect the sacred western Apache site
Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, also known as Oak Flat, from destruction by the proposed Resolution Copper Mine.
“Today’s testimony clearly demonstrates that it is not only the San Carlos Apache Tribe opposed to this horrific plan that would destroy a location that is the heart of our cultural and spiritual beliefs, but that tribal nations from across Arizona and the U.S. are united in stopping this mine,” Rambler said. ....

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Superior mayor, tribal officials spar over bill to stop Oak Flat mine


Superior mayor, tribal officials spar over bill to stop Oak Flat mine
Planning on the Resolution Copper mine near Superior has been going on for years, as have protests like the one at this encampment in 2016. Opponents say the mine will destroy Oak Flat, an area sacred to the San Carlos Apache, and cause environmental harm. Supporters say the mine will produce jobs and much-needed copper. (Source: Cronkite News)
By Sarah Oven | April 14, 2021 at 11:31 AM MST - Updated April 15 at 6:07 AM
WASHINGTON – The mayor of Superior told a House panel Tuesday, April 13, that a bill canceling a massive copper mine at Oak Flat would be “devastating” for the Pinal County town and its hopes to revitalize its economy. ....

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Congress can protect sacred Oak Flat in Arizona from mining project


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Congress now has the opportunity to correct a travesty that occurred in 2014 when a last-minute, nongermane provision was inserted, without debate, into the annual National Defense Authorization Act that threatens to destroy a Native American religious site in Arizona by passing the Save Oak Flat Act.
The current legislation, introduced by House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) would repeal Section 3003 of the NDAA for fiscal year 2015 that authorized the Southeastern Arizona Land Exchange between foreign-owned Resolution Copper Company and the Tonto National Forest. Among the 2,422 acres of public land that would be transferred to Resolution is
Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, which is also known as Oak Flat. Sen. Bernie Sanders ....

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