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Apache Stronghold appeals Oak Flat copper mine case to full 9th Circuit appeals court https://t.co/GvMpc5Raeo
Cash and bigotry could gouge Apaches' sacred Oak Flat into a barren copper mine crater https://t.co/0Bw8a0WcnS via @azcentral
A Native American group has asked all members of a US appeals court on April 15 to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land to Rio Tinto for a copper mine in Arizona, saying the land was sacred and culturally significant https://t.co/iJLadIRnZR https://t.co/7AbiOAODo9
On April 15, the Native American group Apache Stronghold appealed to the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a previous court decision that allowed Rio Tinto to establish a copper mine on the Oak Flat land in Arizona, which the group claims is sacred and culturally significant. The case highlights concerns over the potential destruction of the sacred site.
