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McCain, Kyl sponsor land-swap bill

The Phoenix Business Journal

U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., have put forward a bill that would swap federally owned lands for private parcels in southeastern Arizona. The aim is to facilitate copper mining in Superior by Resolution Copper Co. while preserving other lands in the state.

The McCain-Kyl bill has British-owned Resolution giving the federal government more than 4,500 acres near the San Pedro River for conservation purposes.

In exchange, Resolution will get 3,000 acres of federally owned land near Superior to for copper mining and exploration.

Posted by Editor at July 27, 2007 10:26 AM

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