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A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches
An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a copper mining project in central Arizona has suffered a significant blow
An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a copper mining project in central Arizona has suffered a significant blow