Cases / Mining · United States · 2026
Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site, transferred to Resolution Copper in Arizona
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Ownership of Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site of about 2,400 acres in Arizona, was transferred to the copper company Resolution Copper in March 2026. At stake are the sacred site and the land it covers.
What?
Ownership of Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site in Arizona, was transferred to Resolution Copper. KJZZ
Where?
Oak Flat, Arizona, United States. KJZZ
When?
Transfer reported on 16 March 2026. KJZZ
Who?
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The land was transferred after the Supreme Court rejected an objection, KJZZ reported. KJZZ
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
KJZZ reported that ownership of Oak Flat in Arizona was transferred to Resolution Copper on 16 March 2026.
KJZZ reported that Oak Flat is a sacred site of the Apache, about 2,400 acres, and that the transfer followed the rejection of an objection by the Supreme Court.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Disputed A different transfer date, 13 March 2026, appears without a source; the sourced KJZZ item is dated 16 March 2026.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the Supreme Court case or give the date of its ruling.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not give the reasons for the transfer or describe any mine plan.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say what conditions, if any, apply to the land.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Ownership of Oak Flat in Arizona is transferred to Resolution CopperKJZZ · 2026-03-16