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Arizona Federal Court Denies Request to Halt Hermosa Critical Minerals Project

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DOJ · 10.11.2026 11:42 ET

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C. · Archive photo, not this event · Voice of America · Source / rights

According to the source statement: The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied a preliminary injunction motion to stop construction of the Hermosa Critical Minerals Project. This project aims to create a domestic source of manganese and significantly increase zinc production, both essential for steel in military vehicles and naval ships. Manganese is also critical in battery-grade form for advanced lithium-ion batteries used in unmanned aerial vehicles, radios, and other defense equipment. The U.S. is almost entirely reliant on imports for manganese and zinc, with China supplying about 95% of global refining capacity for manganese used in advanced batteries.

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