The Resolution Copper mine near Phoenix, Arizona, will create 3,700 jobs.
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The 3,700 figure is supported only as a total that includes about 2,200 indirect jobs; the USDA Forest Service and the company's own direct-employment figure put direct jobs at about 1,500. The claim also departs from the post's wording only slightly, since the post says the mine 'will create 3,700 jobs' without specifying direct or total.
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What was said
… But put that hat on, will you, please? I've done that, too. I've sat for two hours, and all of a sudden they say, "This is not good." Anyway, great people, my administration approved over $1 billion of Ivanhoe Electric's copper project near Casa Grande, and I approved the massive Resolution Copper mine near Phoenix, Arizona, which will create 3,700 jobs. Many of you are going to be there. And I'm the one that got the great Taiwanese, Taiwan, Taiwanese company, TSMC. You know what they're doing? They're building among the biggest developments ever built anywhere in the world, and it's right here in Arizona. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The USDA Forest Service, in announcing the final record of decision, projected nearly 1,500 jobs for the mine, which is well short of 3,700 if read as direct employment.[2]
Supports. Resolution Copper and multiple outlets state the project supports about 3,700 total jobs, including roughly 1,500 direct and 2,200 indirect jobs.[1][3][4][5]
Context. The 3,700 figure is a projection over the mine's expected 60-plus-year life, and the company's own 2026 page describes it as 'could support' total jobs; no source confirms the figure as an actual headcount.[4][6][7]
Context. The Forest Service confirms the federal approval (final record of decision and land exchange) was issued in March 2026, so the post's statement that the mine was approved is consistent with the record.[2]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Arizona's Oak Flat is sacred land to some Native ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2USDA further advances Trump Administration push to unleash ...fs.usda.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Resolution Copper Mine Promises To Boost America's Energy Securityforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Economic Benefitsresolutioncopper.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5AI, electric vehicles, and data centers: This massive copper ...earth.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6McCain was crucial backer of Superior copper mine for jobs and national securitypantherswire.usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Mother of a Metal - PHOENIX magazinephoenixmag.com · not rated · cited for: context
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