The Resolution mine has been proposed on land between the small towns of Superior and Globe, Arizona, in an area already famous for its Grand Canyon-esque copper mines. Unfortunately for the Rio Tinto-owned Resolution mining company, the proposed mine was directly underneath a popular campground on National Forest land. Fortunately for the company, the U.S. Congress has just passed a spending bill with provision to transfer the land from the National Forest to the company, so it looks like the mine will move ahead.
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| A placemark shows the location of the Oak Flat Campground, the approximate location of the proposed Resolution Mine. |
Watch this surreal video highlighting how Resolution plans to mine the ore deposit more than a mile and half below the ground.
The video reminds me, somehow, of the giant alien mine in Total Recall:
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