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As massive Oak Flat copper mine clears legal hurdles, Apache see religious freedom being trampled https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_apache_mine/as-massive-oak-flat-copper-mine-clears-legal-hurdles-apache-see-religious-freedom-being-trampled/
The joint venture of global mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP has spent years seeking access to Oak Flat in the Tonto National Forest and the estimated 40 billion pounds of copper that lies beneath it, and the fight has been closely watched by other Indigenous and religious groups.
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@TucsonSentinel Rio Tinto has no respect for #indigenous rights and beliefs:
Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/26/rio-tinto-blasts-46000-year-old-aboriginal-site-to-expand-iron-ore-mine