Sacred Apache Land Grab Approved by U. S. Congress

This is a continuation of “The New NDAA and Native American Lands” blog post, dated December 5, 2014.  This information speaks to the “Resolution Copper Mine Project” sponsored by Rio Tinto PLC (55%) and BHP Copper, Inc. (45%).

Defense Bill Passes, Giving Sacred Native American Sites to Mining Company
(Michael MC AULIFF, Huffington Post; December 12, 2014)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/12/defense-bill-passes-rio-tinto_n_6317946.html

U. S. Congress Approves Land Swap for Rio-BHP Copper Mine in Arizona
(Reuters; December 12, 2014)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/12/us-rio-tinto-copper-resolution-idUSKBN0JQ28L20141212

San Carlos Apache Leader Seeks Senate Defeat of Copper Mine on Sacred Land
(Gale COUREY TOENSING, Indian Country Today Media Network; December 8, 2014)
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/12/08/san-carlos-apache-leader-seeks-senate-defeat-copper-mine-sacred-land-158181

Report:  Rio Tinto, BHP Billington Closer to Developping the Largest Copper Mine in U. S. (Robert SPENCE, Mining Global; December 5, 2014)
http://www.miningglobal.com/operations/1271/REPORT:-Rio-Tinto-BHP-Billiton-Closer-to-Developing-the-Largest-Copper-Mine-in-US

Selected Papers:

Porphyry Copper Systems
(Richard H. SILLITOE, 2010)
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ctlee/Sillitoe2010-Copper.pdf

N. B.:  Area of contention and interest is found under “Resolution (Superior Dist.)” in Fig. 1, on page 4 in this article.

Is Nothing Sacred?: Corporate Responsibility for the Protection of Native American Sacred Sites
(Lyuba ZARSKY et al., 2006)
http://www.sacredland.org/PDFs/csr_dl.pdf

2017 Opposition News Update:

Grijalva Bill Reverses Giveaway of Sacred Tribal Land to Foreign Owned Mining Company – Sen. Sanders Offering Senate Companion
(Staff, Native News Online; 16 June 2017)
http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/grijalva-bill-reverses-giveaway-sacred-tribal-land-foreign-owned-mining-company-sen-sanders-offering-senate-companion/

Congressional Bills

H. R. 2915 – The Save Oak Flat Act
Raúl GRIJALVA (U. S. House of Representatives, D-Arizona)
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hr2915ih/pdf/BILLS-115hr2915ih.pdf

S. 1375 – The Save Oak Flat Act
Bernie SANDERS (U. S. Senate; I-Vermont)
https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1375/BILLS-115s1375is.pdf