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Mining Monitor: Oak Flat reprieve; uranium briefs

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Aug 22, 2025
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Mining and smelting mural on a building’s wall in Superior, Arizona, near where Resolution Copper wants to mine a massive copper deposit. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

One of the longest-running and most fiercely fought battles over mining has been playing out at Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, aka Oak Flat, for at least two decades. That’s the …

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