Caption

Superior, Arizona - Headframes on the site of Resolution Copper's proposed underground copper mine. Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe oppose the mine, saying it would destroy Oak Flat, land that has been sacred to them for thousands of years

Date

Jan 30, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK26C35_286

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.4Mb (4.7Mb) / 16.8in x 11.2in / 5038 x 3356 (300dpi)

Keywords

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