The U.S. Forest Service’s sign-off allows South32’s Hermosa mine, one of the country’s biggest proposed critical mineral operations, to proceed despite vocal opposition.

The Trump administration is set to approve South32's Hermosa Critical Minerals Project in Arizona, a $3.3 billion zinc and manganese mine with major supply

The U.S. Forest Service’s sign-off allows South32’s Hermosa mine, one of the country’s biggest proposed critical mineral operations, to proceed despite vocal opposition.