Community Engagement
Resolution Copper is making one of the mostsignificant private investments in Arizona history,
developing one of the world’s largest untapped
copper deposits in Arizona’s Copper Triangle. Once inoperation, the mine could supply up to one-quarter ofthe nation’s copper demand.

NEPA process

Years of community consultation
before mining begins

APR 2013

Public engagement has shaped this project
every step of the way.
The lead agency charged with overseeing the Federal approval process,the United States Forest Service (USFS), has spent nearly a decade gathering
insights from local leaders, Native American Tribes, NGOs, communityorganizations and businesses. The agency also communicates with officials
at all levels of government to ensure they understand the project.

Community Working Groupforms to work throughcomponents of mine plan
before submitting to USFSNOV 2013
Resolution Copper submits
a detailed mine plan

DEC 2014
National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA)
signed requiring Final EIS
before land exchange

Simultaneously, Resolution Copper has participated in hundreds of separate
parallel engagements, including community working groups, to collect input
to help shape the project.

Rigorous, Transparent Federal Approval Process
Before mining begins, Resolution Copper must obtain all permits
and approvals from county, state, and federal governments. Since
2013, the USFS has overseen an extensive independent Federal
review of the project, as required by the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The agency’s study involves multiple rounds of feedback fromlocal communities, advocacy groups, and other government agencies.
Also, consultation, coordination and collaboration with Native American
Tribes who have historical ties to the area. The USFS must issue a final
environmental impact statement (EIS) in order for any land exchange to becompleted.

JUL 2015
USFS initiates governmentto-government consultationon land exchange withNative American Tribes

USFS begins independent
review of project

MAR 2016
Public Scoping Period(75 days longer than required)*

Responding to Community Members andNative American Tribes
As a result of years of consultations, significant
changes went into the project design, including:•Reducing land exchange request from 3,025 acres to 2,422 acres,excluding Gaan Canyon, Apache Leap, and portions of Oak Flat

•Setting aside 697 acres of mining claims and provided 142 acres ofprivately-held land to protect and preserve Apache Leap•

Identifying a preferred alternative site for tailings, alternativepipelines and power line locations•

Providing access for existing climbing, new access for boulderingand new multi-use recreational trails•

Maintining public access to areas within Oak Flat, including thecampground, after completion of the land exchange•

Funding a multi-year Emory oak Restoration and Conservation
Program, which is being led by the USFS and Native American Tribes

JAN 2016

AUG 2017
Alternative Development*

AUG 2019
USFS publishes Draft EIS,
followed by extended
public comment period
per tribes’ request*

MAR 2021
USFS rescinds Final EIS,
requiring further consultation

NEXT STEPSLand Exchange Executed within
60 days of Final EIS publication* indicates a publiccomment period

Restoring the Natural Beautyof the Copper Corridor

Listening to Native American Tribes
We respect the sovereignty of Native American Tribes, andthe hundreds of government-to-government consultations
with tribal and cultural heritage leaders that have played
an essential role in shaping this project. For more thana decade, interested Native American Tribes have beenworking side-by-side with government officials and theproject to understand and document the historical andcultural importance of the area. We work together withtribes to provide long term employment, job training,education, and commercial opportunities for Native
American-owned businesses.

Protecting Native American Cultural Heritage
In 2018, Resolution Copper funded a new Tribal Monitor
program hosted by the USFS. The program ensures
tribal members are a part of the process to identify
areas, resources, and sites of importance and support
informed decision-making. The first-of-its-kind program
for the USFS trains and employs more than 30 members
from seven Native American Tribes to work alongsidearchaeologists.

30,000+Resolution Copper is committed to making the local
community area a cleaner and safer place to live and work.
That’s why we invested roughly $75 million and spent 15
years to restore 475 acres of the old Magma Copper West
Plant. As a result of our reclamation efforts, an area thatformerly stored mine tailings is now home to thriving native
vegetation and wildlife. And by hiring local workers for theproject, we’ve created jobs for our neighbors.

$2.2 MILLION
Contributed to more than 280 local initiatives, spanningeducation, environment, community development, artsand culture since 2016

$700,000Awarded to more than 200 local students, including
those from surrounding Native American Tribes,
through Resolution Copper-funded scholarship program
since 2002

Investing in the Future

Public comments helped shape the Forest Service
review process

Fostering Open Community Dialogue
Our Community Working Group (CWG) includes
businesses, area leaders and local organizations
interested in the project and committed to the community.
CWG meets monthly to discuss the latest project
development, helping us stay connected with local
citizens, understand their concerns, and make fully
informed decisions. Also, CWG performs community
water quality sampling alongside Resolution Copper.

Minimizing Our Overall Impact
We have been committed to mitigating theimpact of this project from day one and will continue
to be through the end of operations. We’re working
collaboratively with the community to ensure thelegacy we create is one of positive, lasting benefits.
We’re continually seeking ways to make our operations
more sustainable, improve product life cycles, increase
biodiversity, and reduce our carbon footprint.

In 2019, Resolution Copper committed to a four-year$1.2 million agreement with the Superior Unified
School District, including providing support for STEM androbotics programs at local schools. We’ve also established arobust training and apprenticeship program to prepare more
local workers for employment at our state-of-the-art mine.

Doing Our Part to Help in a Time of Crisis
We’re providing $1.2 million to help communities
with COVID-19 response and recovery at a locallevel. We’ve worked hard to keep our people safe and also
provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to communities
and emergency responders. We joined with United Food andother partners to distribute over 100,000 canned drinking
water and donate more than 280,000 meals to communities
hard-hit by COVID-19. Also, funds will secure access totechnology for students learning remotely, support domestic
violence shelters, provide small business grants to local
entrepreneurs, and so much more.

Learn more at resolutioncopper.com
Current as of August 2020