Rio Tinto, BHP a step closer to open US largest copper mine
Resolution Copper Co., a US-based company owned by giants Rio Tinto and BHP is fine tuning details to submit a plan to the federal government this week, which will detail how it would run what it could be North America’s largest copper mine.
Based in Arizona’s famous Copper Corridor, the Resolution Copper mine is currently in its pre-feasibility stage. The plan, to be presented to the U.S. Forest Service on Friday, is only the first step in a lengthy environmental review of the vast mine by the federal government.
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