For Immediate Release -- Read the Full Press Release Here
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2026
Contact: Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter, (602) 999-5790, sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org
Russ McSpadden, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 310-6713, rmcspadden@biologicaldiversity.org
Curt Shannon, Arizona Mining Reform Coalition, (480) 652-5547, curt@azminingreform.org
Erik Murdock, Access Fund, (720) 588-3512, erik@accessfund.org
Appeals Court Declines to Reconsider Oak Flat Land Transfer
PHOENIX— A federal appeals court today denied a petition from conservation groups and
Tribal advocates seeking reconsideration of a March decision that cleared the way for the
transfer of Arizona’s Oak Flat to the Resolution Copper mining company.
