Members of the Native American group Apache Stronghold hold protest cards ahead of formally asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an earlier ruling allowing Rio Tinto to develop the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, outside the court in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
MELBOURNE: The US government has awarded fast-track status to a controversial copper mining project in Arizona owned by the world’s two biggest mining companies, Rio Tinto Group and BHP Group.
The Resolution Copper mine is among a list of 10 projects to be granted “Fast-41” status, according to a government statement last Friday.
