Aug 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday temporarily blocked federal officials from completing a land transfer needed for Rio Tinto RIO.L and BHP BHP.AX to develop Arizona's Resolution Copper project.
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals granted a temporary administrative injunction while it considers the merits of a request from the San Carlos Apache tribe to block the transfer. The transfer had been slated to occur on Tuesday.