The more Indian tribes that try to stop mining, the more business they will lose.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred.

The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer of the Tonto National Forest land, known as Oak Flat, to Resolution Copper, which plans to mine what it says is the second-largest known copper deposit in the world.

The Trump administration has said it will push to complete the transfer.

Many Indian tribes say that land sought for excavation is sacred and 99% of the time it is nothing but lies. Never mind the native Americans who would benefit from the mine due to the jobs created resulting from the mine being in operation.

Thankfully, the Supreme Court turned away the Apache tribe’s appeal and people in the area will be able to go to work.

Here is a more in depth report on the Arizona copper mine that will be one of the world’s largest. The mine’s owners, Resolution Copper, will still have their work cut out for them.

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