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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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Arizona Daily Star reports Rosemont stiffed Forest Service on $514,000 bill for starting 2011 wildfire that charred 1,826 acres
Rosemont Copper Company has failed to pay a $514,000 bill owed to the U.S. Forest Service since last August for expenses related to a 2011 wildfire started by one of its employees, the Arizona Daily Star reported Sunday. The unpaid … Continue reading
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Augusta Resource executives purchased and sold stock in days leading up to and after HudBay takeover bid announcement
Correction and Clarification: An earlier post incorrectly stated last Friday was Feb. 8. The correct date is Feb. 7. This post also includes updated information from Augusta Resource’s May 17, 2013 proxy statement that states the market value of “restricted … Continue reading
EPA Report Delivers Blow to Alaska’s Pebble Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week released a long awaited technical report on the potential impacts to the world-class salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska of the proposed Pebble Mine project concluding that large-scale mining poses serious risks to salmon and … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Water Act, General, water
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Groups Send Letter to Elected Officials Asking They Oppose Rosemont Mine
A dozen Arizona and national environmental groups have sent a joint letter to elected officials requesting them to oppose the construction of the proposed $1.23 billion Rosemont open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains on the Coronado National Forest … Continue reading
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As expected, the Coronado National Forest issues draft Record of Decision for Augusta Resource’s proposed Rosemont mine
As expected, the Coronado National Forest has issued a draft Record of Decision approving Augusta Resource Corporation’s controversial Rosemont copper project. Vancouver, B.C.-based Augusta announced the Forest Service’s action late Thursday in a press release. While the decision is an … Continue reading
Posted in EIS, General, Investors, Mining Law
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