Photo by Resolution Copper East Plant. Via Resolution Copper Facebook.
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper.)
WASHINGTON —Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, chair of the National Energy Dominance Council issued a statement following a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court panel to block the land exchange approved by Congress, which is necessary to build the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona.
“The Resolution Copper project is vital to America’s long-term security, energy infrastructure and global competitiveness,” said Secretary Doug Burgum. “Congress has made its intent clear, and this project has been reviewed and approved at every level. The Ninth Circuit needs to lift the stay immediately and allow the project to move forward after years of delay. Continued judicial interference not only impedes progress, but it also weakens our strategic position at a time when the U.S. must lead in critical mineral production.”
