Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange

Tonto National Forest Pinal, Arizona Tonto National Forest All Units

The Tonto National Forest is preparing an environmental impact statement(EIS) to disclosure the environmental effects from: 1) a mining proposal submitted by Resolution Copper; 2)the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and United States.

Location

Tonto National Forest

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
03/18/2016
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/09/2019
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/20/2025
4
Objection Period Start
06/20/2025
5
Decision
03/2026 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
04/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Plan Amendment; Land Exchanges
Resolution Copper Project and Land ExchangeDecision Signed Date: 03/16/2026
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsGlobe Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geologyLand ownership management