Ctr. for Biological Diversity, et al v. USFWS, et al

  1. December 13, 2022

    Enviro Groups Seek $1.1M In Fees For Ariz. Copper Mine Suit

    Environmental groups are requesting a $1.1 million award for attorney fees and other expenses following the Ninth Circuit's split-panel decision to affirm a district court ruling nixing a proposed open-pit copper mine near Tucson, Arizona.

  2. August 22, 2022

    9th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling Against Ariz. Copper Mine

    The full Ninth Circuit has rejected Rosemont Copper Co.'s bid for a rehearing after the Hudbay Minerals Inc. subsidiary asked the appellate court to reconsider a decision nixing the company's plans for a proposed copper mine waste site in Arizona.

  3. July 28, 2022

    Mining Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Ruling On Ariz. Waste Site

    A Hudbay Minerals Inc. subsidiary has asked the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its plans for a massive copper mine in Arizona, saying an appellate panel that blocked the project earlier this year misinterpreted a key federal law and abdicated its judicial-review responsibilities.

  4. May 12, 2022

    9th Circ. Backs Block Of Ariz. Mining Project Waste Site

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed an Arizona federal court's ruling that blocked a major copper mining project in the state, finding mining law does not permit contentious plans to dump nearly 2 billion tons of waste in national forests.

  5. September 14, 2020

    Tribes, Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Keep Block On Mining Project

    A group of tribes and environmentalists asked the Ninth Circuit to affirm an Arizona federal court's ruling blocking a major copper mining project in the state, saying the decision that determined the U.S. government improperly approved the project was correct.

  6. June 30, 2020

    Mining Groups Back Rosemont Copper Project To 9th Circ.

    Mining interest groups have filed a flurry of amicus briefs with the Ninth Circuit supporting a bid by Rosemont Copper Co. and its parent company to overturn a lower court ruling blocking a major copper mining project in Arizona.