Outcry as Trump officials to transfer sacred Native American land to miners

Critics condemn callous betrayal' after Trump officials set in motion transfer of Oak Flat to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton

As one of its last acts, the Trump administration has set in motion the transfer of sacred Native American lands to a pair of Anglo-Australian mining conglomerates.

The 2,422-acre Arizona parcel called Oak Flat is of enormous significance to the Western Apache and is now on track for destruction by what is slated to be one of the largest copper mining operations in the United States.