On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona blocked Hudbay Minerals' permits to begin construction of its proposed Rosemont copper project, a ruling the company said it plans to appeal. The court cited oversights from several U.S. agencies – including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States itself – in issuing permits for the project, the environmental impact of the project, and damages done to Indigenous land as reasons for this decision.

“We are extremely disappointed with the court’s decision. We strongly believe that the project conforms to federal laws and regulations that have been in place for decades,” said Hudbay interim president and CEO Peter Kukielski. “We will be appealing the decision as we evaluate next steps for the Rosemont project.”