Mineral extraction has become central to U.S. security and trade policy. But can Arizona mines extract minerals responsibly?

Lowell, Arizona, was once a prospering copper mining town located southeast of ... it was a beat-up old shoe." After helping revive the town after the mining companies left, Allen is ready to ...

Scattered across Arizona are nearly 200,000 abandoned mines. Many of them sit quietly in Mohave County, tucked into hills and ...

The Trump administration plans to move ahead with a land swap that would enable work to start on a huge copper mine at Oak Flat in Arizona.

In 2024, an appeals court panel refused to block the crucial land transfer for the mine. That prompted Apache ... will generate $1 billion annually for Arizona’s economy and create thousands ...