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Posted on 08/20/2025 6:29:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
Key Points
U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed an appeals court decision to temporarily block plans to develop a massive Arizona copper project.
His comments come shortly after he met the chief executives of Rio Tinto and BHP at the White House.
The companies have been trying to develop Resolution Copper for roughly two decades.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed an appeals court decision to temporarily block a land transfer needed by mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP to develop what is slated to become one of the country’s biggest copper mines.
In a post on social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said the latest setback to Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine would impact thousands of jobs at a time when the world’s largest economy “quite simply, needs Copper — AND NOW!”
His comments came shortly after he met the chief executives of Rio Tinto and BHP at the White House, alongside Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Two of the world’s largest mining firms, Rio Tinto and BHP have been trying to develop the Arizona copper project together for roughly two decades, but the procedures have been beset by legal issues.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday issued a temporary restraining order to prevent a land transfer while the court considers challenges that have been brought by opponents including the San Carlos Apache Tribe, which is seeking to block the project over religious, cultural and environmental reasons.
“It is so sad that Radical Left Activists can do this, and affect the lives of so many people. Those that fought it are Anti-American, and representing other Copper competitive Countries,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Resolution Copper described the Monday ruling as “merely a temporary pause,” adding it was confident the court would ultimately affirm the necessary land transfer.
“This proposed mine is a rip-off, will destroy a sacred area, decimates our environment, threatens our water rights, and is bad for America,” Terry Rambler, chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, said in a Facebook post.
Addressing Trump’s Truth Social post on the recent court ruling, Rambler said the U.S. president’s comments “mirror misinformation that has been repeated by foreign mining interests that want to extract American copper.”
He added that he was willing to meet with the Trump administration to help “protect American interests.”
Copper demand The Arizona copper project is a proposed underground mine roughly 60 miles east of Phoenix, close to the the town of Superior. The joint venture is 55% owned by Rio Tinto and 45% by BHP.
Resolution Copper says the ore deposit represents “one of the most significant untapped copper deposits today” and estimates the potential for the project to add $1 billion a year to Arizona’s economy.
A highly conducive metal, copper is a critical component to virtually everything in the modern economy, from solar panels and wind turbines to defense applications and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Demand for copper is expected to skyrocket over the coming years, dramatically outstripping supply amid the energy transition.
In a LinkedIn post, BHP CEO Mike Henry thanked Trump and Burgum for “for their strong leadership to reinvigorate mining and processing supply chains in and for America.”
Alongside Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm and the company’s incoming CEO Simon Trott, BHP’s Henry said they met with Trump and Burgum to underscore the firm’s commitment to develop Resolution Copper.
The U.S. produces only about 5% of the world’s copper, according to Dutch bank ING and has seen a 20% decline in production over the last decade. Building new mines in the country, meanwhile, can take a considerable amount of time due to a lengthy permitting process.
Trump recently surprised markets by exempting refined metals from tariffs on copper products. The U.S. president initially touted copper tariffs of 50% as part of an effort to boost domestic production and reduce the country’s reliance on imports.
In a pared-back announcement thereafter, however, Trump said the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on copper pipes and wiring from Aug. 1, leaving out copper ores, concentrates and cathodes.
More than half of global copper reserves are said to be located in just five countries — Chile, Australia, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Russia.
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This is why the Chinese laugh at us. In China, it would be up and running within 6 months.
Agreed. And the CNBC story admits that copper is needed in virtually all electronic devices, even solar panels. The left wants us to become a more electrical world ... as long as only China benefits.
Appeals court decision to temporarily block a land transfer needed by mining giants.
The democrats refuse to let anything to interfere with couminism rules?.
I’d like to see Trump back off from high copper tariffs. Since the mine is blocked it seems unfair to punish U.S. buyers of copper with high tariffs on the metal.
https://biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/pdfs/Dkt-19.1-Order.pdf
Before: S.R. THOMAS, SILVERMAN, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges
Sidney R. Thomas [Clinton stooge]
Barry G. Silverman [Clinton stooge]
Mark J. Bennett [Trump judge]
It is convenient to be able to declare land sacred. Europeans have been on the continent as long as the Apaches have been in Arizona. Can they declare every parcel of real estate they settled to be “sacred”?
OR, he could find a way to unblock it.
That's how we know Trump is more Native American than Elizabeth Warren. She's never owned a casino. LOL
Finish off mining the remaining 5 billion pounds of copper in Michigans UP
Yes, I suppose he could.
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