Miners Wait Years to Get U.S. Permits as Republicans Push Reform
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The $6 billion Resolution Copper Project in Arizona was discovered almost two decades ago and is slated to become North America’s largest copper mine. Don’t expect production to start any time soon.
Co-owners Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. waited 10 years to get federal approval in December to gain access to the land. It will probably take another five years to get permits from various federal, state and local agencies for the mile-deep shaft in Arizona.