Firm asks judge to vacate, alter Arizona copper mine ruling

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The company proposing to build an Arizona copper mine has submitted a request for a federal judge to vacate or amend a ruling that stopped work.
The Arizona Daily Star reported Wednesday that Rosemont Copper Co. has asked U.S. District Court Judge James Soto to change his July 31 ruling because it says opponents lack standing to sue.
The company says Soto ruled that Rosemont Copper lacked valid mining claims on public land where it wants to dump waste rock and tailings