Superior Mayor Mila Besich stands in the gymnasium of the vacant Superior High School, Friday, June 9, in Superior, Ariz. Growing up in the historic mining town of Superior, Besich knew Oak Flat as the place she picnicked as a girl and listened to the World Series over clear radio signals in a clearing. Today, it is the subject of a tug of war between townspeople who want a huge copper mine built there for its economic benefits, and Native American groups that say the land is sacred and should be protected.
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There's a tug of war between townspeople who support a mine and the economic benefits it promises and Native American groups that consider the land sacred.
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