Copper is vital for the transition to green energy but the
project in Arizona is opposed by all of the state's tribal
councils, including the San Carlos Apache.
"We are getting immense pressure to proceed because of the
copper reserves that are there," Barton told shareholders at Rio
Tinto's Australian shareholders meeting without specifying who
the pressure was coming from.
(Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
MELBOURNE, May 4 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd is
getting 'immense pressure' to continue with its Resolution
copper project in the United States, given the copper it holds
accounts for a quarter of all U.S. reserves, its chair Dominic
Barton said on Thursday.
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