For Immediate Release, June 9, 2025
Contact: Marc Fink, Center for Biological Diversity, (218) 341-2343, mfink@biologicaldiversity.org
Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-
5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org
Curt Shannon, Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, (480) 652-
5547, curt@azminingreform.org
Erik Murdock, Access Fund, (720) 588-3512, erik@accessfund.org
Aaron Mintzes, Earthworks, (919) 302-6393, amintzes@earthworks.org
Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Exchange While Lawsuit Proceeds
PHOENIX— A federal judge in Arizona temporarily halted the Oak Flat land exchange today while two
lawsuits challenging the exchange proceed. Without today’s injunction, the public lands about 40
miles east of Phoenix would have been handed over to a private mining company as early as June 16.