By David F. Briggs | Arizona Daily Independent
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)
Since the passage of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act in December 2014, special interest groups have complained about the transfer of 2,422 acres of federal land near Superior, Arizona to Resolution Copper in exchange for 5,344 acres of conservation lands across the state of Arizona. Included within this 2,422-acre land package is the 760-acre Oak Flat Picnic and Campground Withdrawal. Opponents of the Resolution Copper project have claimed President Dwight D. Eisenhower permanently withdrew this parcel from mining in September 1955 because of its cultural and natural value. They further claim President Nixon renewed the ban in 1971.
Note: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper in its efforts to bring more jobs to Arizona.
