Members of the Apache Stronghold, a group of Native Americans and conservationist, gather near the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as the court listen arguments on whether it had the power to override an act of Congress that gave Rio Tinto Ltd land in Arizona for its Resolution copper mine, which has been challenged by Native Americans, in San Francisco, California October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A man wears a hat which reads "You are on Indian Land", as members of the Apache Stronghold gather near the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals while the court listen arguments on whether it had the power to override an act of Congress that gave Rio Tinto Ltd land in Arizona for its Resolution copper mine, which has been challenged by Native Americans, in San Francisco, California October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Members of the Apache Stronghold, a group of Native Americans and conservationist, gather near the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as the court listen arguments on whether it had the power to override an act of Congress that gave Rio Tinto Ltd land in Arizona for its Resolution copper mine, which has been challenged by Native Americans, in San Francisco, California October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Members of the Apache Stronghold, a group of Native Americans and conservationist gather near the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as the court listen arguments on whether it had the power to override an act of Congress that gave Rio Tinto Ltd land in Arizona for its Resolution copper mine, which has been challenged by Native Americans, in San Francisco, California October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Demonstrators use ballons to lift a banner reading 'Pinera lies again' during a rally against Chile's President Sebastian Pinera , who according to the Pandora Papers investigation, used a tax haven to carry out the sale of the "Dominga" iron and copper concentrate mining project, outside the Supreme Court building, in Santiago, Chile, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Demonstrators use ballons to lift a banner reading 'Pinera lies again' during a rally against Chile's President Sebastian Pinera , who according to the Pandora Papers investigation, used a tax haven to carry out the sale of the "Dominga" iron and copper concentrate mining project, outside the Supreme Court building, in Santiago, Chile, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Demonstrators use balloons to lift a banner reading 'Pinera lies again' during a rally against Chile's President Sebastian Pinera , who according to the Pandora Papers investigation, used a tax haven to carry out the sale of the "Dominga" iron and copper concentrate mining project, outside the Supreme Court building, in Santiago, Chile, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Palestinian engineer Mazen Slimeah shows copper at an e-waste treatment facility as Palestinians turn e-waste into reusable metals, near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 13, 2021. Picture taken September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks at a copper pipe during a visit to a British Gas training academy in Leicestershire, England, Britain September 13, 2021. Rui Vieira/Pool via REUTERS

Workers stand together at Khirbet al Nahas, where some of the copper was found at Dana Biosphere Reserve in Tafileh, Jordan September 5, 2021. Picture taken September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

A general view shows Khirbet al Nahas, where some of the copper was found at Dana Biosphere Reserve in Tafileh, Jordan September 5, 2021. Picture taken September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

Workers prepare products at copper and silver giftware manufacturer Copperwares' workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

A worker engraves a logo at copper and silver giftware manufacturer Copperwares workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Staff work at copper and silver giftware manufacturer Copperwares workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

A worker prepares products at copper and silver giftware manufacturer Copperwares' workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

A worker prepares products at copper and silver giftware manufacturer Copperwares' workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe August 4, 2021. Picture taken August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 15, 2021 Hollie Doyle celebrates on Amtiyaz after winning the 18:10 Copper Horse Stakes Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 15, 2021 Amtiyaz ridden by Hollie Doyle on their way to winning the 18:10 Copper Horse Stakes Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 15, 2021 General view at the start of the 18:10 Copper Horse Stakes Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group D - Scotland v Czech Republic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - June 14, 2021 Scotland's David Turnbull and Lee copper with teammates on the pitch before the match Pool via REUTERS/Robert Perry

Traditional handmade copper wares are displayed at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man works at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man works at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man works at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man is seen at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Traditional handmade copper wares are displayed in a shop at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man works at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Traditional handmade copper wares are displayed in a shop at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man works at his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

A man sits in front of his shop where he sells traditional handmade copper wares at a copper market in the old city in Tripoli, Libya, June 9, 2021. Picture taken June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Visitors view large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Virgins", which forms part of U.S. artist Matthew Barney's major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Virgins", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Visitors view large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Virgins", which forms part of U.S. artist Matthew Barney's major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Diana", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Visitors view copper plates paced near to large scale sculpture "Cosmic Hunt", which forms part of U.S. artist Matthew Barney's major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Diana", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Sawtooth Battery", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease, in London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Sawtooth Battery", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Sawtooth Battery", by U.S. artist Matthew Barney, which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt", is displayed at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Elk Creek Burn", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Sawtooth Battery", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

U.S. artist Matthew Barney stands beside his large scale copper, brass and stainless steel sculpture "Elk Creek Burn", which forms part of his major exhibition "Redoubt" at the Hayward Gallery reopening as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions continue to ease in Britain, London, Britain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An employee of Atlantec Technologies holds a copper plate as he works on printed circuit boards at the company's factory in Malville near Nantes, France, May 11 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

An employee of Atlantec Technologies holds a copper plate as he works on printed circuit boards at the company's factory in Malville near Nantes, France, May 11 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Grupo Mexico Vice Chairman Xavier Garcia de Quevedo points to a chart projecting the company's copper output goal of nearly 2 million tonnes by 2028, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Mexico City, Mexico May 6, 2021. Picture taken May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Jessica Castillo, a Resolution Copper employee, wears a belt buckle with mine shaft 10 embossed on it at the company's acility in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Sandra Rambler, a San Carlos Apache tribal elder, holds a photo of her mother talking with former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar during his visit to Oak Flat in 2009, in San Carlos, Arizona, U.S., March 31, 2021. "If they bring a bulldozer to Oak Flat, Resolution Copper, I'll be wearing my traditional dress and I'll be there. They can bulldoze me over my dead body," said Rambler. "This is our land. We're not immigrants. We're the original inhabitants of this country." Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Geologist Zach Zenns examines copper ore samples from the exploratory mine shaft 10 in the geological facility of Resolution Copper in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Darrin and Paula Lewis of Superior Lumber & Hardware are seen outside the store in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. "I sunk everything I have into this place,” Darrin Lewis said. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

A mural celebrates the history of mining at City Hall in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 29, 2021. Picture taken March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Copper ore samples from the exploratory mine shaft 10 are packaged in the geological facility of Resolution Copper in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

The Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 facility and rehabilitated Magma Mine shaft 9 in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

A mine worker walks toward the mine shaft at the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 facility in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr., left, prays over Daniel Mendoza at Chi'chil Bildagoteel as it is called in Apache, or Oak Flat Campground, in the Tonto National Forest near Miami, Arizona, U.S., March 29, 2021. Mendoza learned later in life that he is Chiricahua Apache and that his mom was adopted into a Mexican family. Mendoza traveled from San Diego to visit Oak Flat and meet fellow Chiricahua Apache Dr. Nosie after hearing about the fight to defend the land that many Apache people hold sacred. Picture taken March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Naelyn Pike stands for a portrait in San Carlos, Arizona, U.S., March 31, 2021. "They failed at killing our people. So they're gonna kill our spirit. That's the cornerstone and foundation to who we are, our spiritual significance as Apache people. So how can you mitigate that?" Pike said. "The thing about this is that they're taking away our freedom, they're taking away our religion, our way of life." Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Henry Munoz, a retired BHP miner and head of the Concerned Citizens and Retired Miners Coalition of Superior who are opposed to the proposed block-mining project near Oak Flat, points at a page of the final Environmental Impact Statement regarding the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange on his patio table at his home in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. "This land is going to be worthless if there's no water to go with it," Munoz said. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Mine workers do maintenance work 6780 ft (2066 m) underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Copper ore samples from the exploratory mine shaft 10 are seen in the geological facility of Resolution Copper in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Air ventilation, electricity and water run through pipes 6780 ft underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. Picture taken March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

Mayor Mila Besich works at City Hall in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 29, 2021. Picture taken March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara