Taylor Melvin, CEO of Ivanhoe Electric, on the Santa Cruz project of the company in Casa Grande, Arizona.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the decision of a court of appeal to temporarily prevent federal officials from completing a land transfer necessary for Rio Tinto and BHP to develop the Arizona resolution project.
In a social post of truth, the president said: “A copper mine in Arizona,” resolution “, was delayed by a radical left court for two months – 3,800 jobs are affected, and our country, quite simply, needs copper – and now! They seek to make an accelerated appeal before the ninth circuit, but it is so sad that radical activists people.”
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COPPER CABLE on the production site for Electro LLC published in Moscow, Russia, Friday February 18, 2022. (Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
The transfer was planned for today. However, a panel of judges with the 9th American district court of appeal published on Monday a temporary injunction in response to late calls of an Amerindian tribe and environmentalists.
“Those who fought it are anti-Americans and represent other competitive copper countries. We cannot continue to allow this to happen in the United States! The call will take place, shortly, in the ninth circuit,” said Trump.
In a statement to Fox Business, a spokesperson for Resolution Copper said: “We are convinced that the court will finally claim that the proper-supported orders of the district court explaining in detail why the land exchange led by the congress satisfied to all the applicable legal requirements.”
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Blank Office in Washington, DC, United States, Thursday, August 14, 2025. Trump signing a proclamation to honor the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act. (Will Oliver / EPA / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The complainants argued that before the transfer of land can take place, the government must prepare an examination which “covers all aspects of the planned mine and all related infrastructure”. They argue that the government has not taken into account possible problems such as the violation of dams, the failure of the pipeline and if there is an emergency plan for a residue storage area.
The spokesperson for resolution Copper said: “In the past 11 years, the Resolution Copper project has undergone a rigorous and independent exam under the National Environmental Policy Act, led by the US Forest Service. This examination included an in-depth consultation with numerous Amerindian tribes with ancestral links in this field, local communities, civil society organizations of design declared directly the changes and state agencies.
Judge holding Gavel in the courtroom (Istock / Istock)
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