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- University of Arizona is advancing Copper World by quietly approving utility corridors across world-class research site
- After making a secret right-of-way deal, the State Land Department is poised to auction land for Copper World’s waste dumps
- Hudbay will initially export all copper produced at its proposed Copper World mine
- Hudbay wavers in its commitment that Rosemont/Copper World will produce copper for U.S. markets
- Canadian company planning Copper World/Rosemont mine complex is seeking buyer or merger partners
- USGS rejects request by six U.S. senators to add copper to Critical Minerals List
- Hudbay sets benchmarks to build Copper World/Rosemont mine complex
- Copper World’s high production of sulfuric acid poses serious pollution and water depletion threat to Santa Cruz River Valley
- Hudbay says it is developing plans to build at least three open-pit copper mines on west side of Santa Rita Mountains
- Hudbay tells investors and analysts that it owns enough land to mine the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains
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Press Release: Forest Service Now Accepting Critical Public Comments on Adverse Impacts of Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine
Rosemont Opposition Coalition to hold press conference Friday October 14 following USFS press conference. (Tucson, Ariz.)—Concerned citizens have an opportunity to formally comment on the adverse environmental and economic impacts of the Rosemont Copper Company’s proposed open-pit mine in the … Continue reading
MAJOR SETBACK FOR ROSEMONT COPPER IN COUNTY’S DENIAL OF AIR POLLUTION PERMIT
(Tucson, AZ)–In a major blow for Rosemont Copper, Pima County today denied a crucial air quality permit for the the mining company’s planned open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson. The County said in a statement … Continue reading
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Disclosed Documents Refute Senators, Representative’s Claims on Forest Service Environmental Impact Documents
Environmental Impact Report Delayed by Rosemont Copper’s Failure to Comply with Agency’s Requests According to an article published in the Arizona Daily Star, a letter sent by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl along with Representative (and Senate candidate) … Continue reading
So is it a TREO study or a Rosemont Study that TREO is shilling?
According to an article in Sunday’s Arizona Daily Star, we learn that Tucson Regional Economic Opportunity (TREO) is just one more tool in the shed for Rosemont Copper’s green washing efforts. Something does not smell right about this apparently biased … Continue reading
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Rosemont caught with its hand in the cookie jar (again)
In another sordid chapter involving the Forest Service and its relationship with Augusta Resource and its subsidiary Rosemont Copper, a letter signed by 11 leaders of environmental and conservation organizations was sent this week to Coronado National Forest Supervisor Jim … Continue reading →