Rosemont Mining Claims Draw Ninth Circuit Scrutiny at Argument

摘要

Attorneys representing the federal government and Rosemont Copper Co. faced sharp questions from a panel of federal judges Monday over whether Rosemont needed valid mining claims for its project in Arizona's Coronado National Forest.The dispute in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit centered on Rosemont's plan to dump waste from its planned copper mine on federal land. Environmental groups and tribes argue the U.S. Forest Service approved the project despite the fact that it lacked valid mining claims under the General Mining Law.