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As massive Oak Flat copper mine clears legal hurdles, Apache see religious freedom being trampled

WASHINGTON – As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual. But the sacred site known as Oak Flat sits atop $150 billion worth of copper. A mining conglomerate may soon begin turning it into a pit two miles wide. As opponents […]