UPDATE 2-U.S. judge will not stop land transfer for Rio Tinto mine in Arizona
By Shannon in Business
Updated 3 years ago
(Adds response from Apache (NASDAQ:APA) Stronghold attorney) Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday said he would not stop the U.S. Forest Service from transferring government-owned land in Arizona to Rio Tinto Plc RIO.L RIO.AX for its Resolution Copper project, denying a request from Native Americans who said the land has religious and cultural import.
