Oak Flat in Arizona is at the center of a struggle that's going on three decades. Here's everything that has happened with the proposed copper mine.

Winkelman. Hayden. Kearny. Superior. Miami. Globe. These communities in the rugged, hard-rock highlands north of Tucson were born of mining — and the ore-rich heritage shows through today, more than a ...

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Cave Creek Museum will host its popular Arizona Gold Mining Experience. The interactive ...

Trump called those opposing the mine ‘Anti-American’ and said the country needs copper ‘NOW!’ Opponents of the mine, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe, said they will never stop fighting to ...

Arizona has been a destination for thousands of hopeful settlers over the years. At one point, many of them were miners looking to find gold in the mineral-rich Sonoran desert mountains. But, just as ...

Dawn Wellman, strategic program manager for copper research and development at metals and mining corporation Rio Tinto, speaks during a panel at the U of A's inaugural U.S. Mining Summit on April 3 ...