Rio Tinto has achieved a permitting milestone at the Resolution copper project in the United States with the release of an independently prepared draft environmental impact statement. Conducted by the US States Forest Service over a six-year period, the review included broad public engagement. The US permitting process at Resolution started in 2013. The US Forest Service has conducted a review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Rio Tinto and project partner BHP expect to spend more than $2 billion by 2020 to develop and permit the Resolution copper project, including $302 million of additional expenditure ... (full story)