USDA Forest Service

The Forest Service does regulate uses of NFS land outside of the exchange area that will be required to conduct mining operations. This record of decision (ROD) documents the Forest Service’s decision to authorize uses of NFS land by issuing special use authorizations for pipelines and powerline corridors, road use permits, and a project-specific Forest Plan Amendment associated with the Resolution Copper Project

This errata sheet provides the corrections directed in the October 20, 2025 objection responses. No supplement to the FEIS was required, and the corrections follow Forest Service guidance. No project changes or new circumstances were identified that affect the FEIS analysis or conclusions.

This draft record of decision (ROD) documents the Forest Service’s decision to authorize uses of NFS land by issuing special use authorizations for pipeline and powerline corridors, road use permits, and a project-specific Forest Plan Amendment associated with the Resolution Copper Project.

Federal Register Notice of Availability

EIS No. 20250085, Final, USFS, AZ, Resolution Copper Project & Land Exchange, Review Period Ends: 07/21/2025

The Executive Summary provides an overview of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange.

The Draft EIS describes the process undertaken by the USDA Forest Service, to evaluate the issues related to and predicted effects of the submittal by Resolution Copper's mining GPO, and legislatively-mandated land exchange.

Neil Bosworth, the Forest Supervisor for the Tonto National Forest, outlines his agency’s responsibilities and encourages the public to review the Draft EIS and provide substantive comments with supporting reasons in his Dear Reader letter.

Federal Register Notice of Availability

EIS No. 20190189, Draft, USFS, AZ, Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2019

Amend the Agreement to Initiate Land Exchange dated December 6, 2017 in the following manner.