US House Committee Moves to Block Rio Tinto’s Resolution Mine

US House Committee Moves to Block Rio Tinto’s Resolution Mine
A mural celebrates the history of mining at City Hall in Superior, Ariz., on March 29, 2021. Caitlin O'Hara/Reuters
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A U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to include language in a wider budget reconciliation package that would block Rio Tinto Ltd from building its Resolution copper mine in Arizona.

The San Carlos Apache tribe and other Native Americans say the mine would destroy sacred land where they hold religious ceremonies. Elected officials in nearby Superior, Arizona, say the mine is crucial for the region’s economy.