Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. is quietly backing away from its public relations claim that the proposed Rosemont/Copper World mining complex in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson will provide copper for U.S. domestic markets and reduce energy consumption associated with exporting copper overseas.
Peter Kukielski
Last summer, the company began touting its commitment that Rosemont/Copper World will produce copper for the U.S. renewable energy economy when it released a technical report stating it would use an expensive “sulfide leaching” technology to produce finished copper extracted from sulfide ore on-site.
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HUDBAY IS PROBABLY BACKING AWAY FROM A SUPHIDE LEACH METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE CONCENTRATES ROM THEIR ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECTS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE INTEREST FROM POSSIBLE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS . THE HAYDEN SMELTER COULD BE UPGRADED BUT THERE IS REALLY NO ” CLEAN WAY ” TO PROCESS COPPER CONCENTRATES INTO COPPER METAL . ELECTROLYTIC METHODS ARE BEING USED IN SOME CASES BUT THEY REQUIRE MAJOR ELECTRICITY AT CONSIDERABLE COST . IF THE ARIZONA GOVERNMENT WAS SMART IT WOULD BUILD A CUSTOM COPPER SMELTER AND REQUIRE ALL MINING COMPANIES TO PROCESS THEIR CONCENTRATES IN A STATE FACILITY . SUCH A FACILITY COULD BE DEEMED A STRATEGIC ASSET WITH LINKS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED DEFENSE PROJECTS . WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF REFINED COPPER , INCLUDING FINISHED COPPER PRODUCTS , AS IMPORTED INTO THE US , ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ? WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL COPPER CONCENTRATE EXPORTED FROM THE US ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ? IF COPPER IS DEEMED ESSENTIAL AND STRATEGIC THEN IT MUST BE PROTECTED .
IT IS WORTH POINTING OUT THAT AT LEAST A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE ROSEMONT PROPERTY WAS AT ONE TIME SLATED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WAS FOR SALE AS SUCH . THE CITY OF TUCSON COULD HAVE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND DEVELOPED IT AS A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY BUT THEY OPTED OUT . OBVIOUSLY THE TAX PAYERS DID NOT APPROVE AND LEFT THE PROPERTY IN THE HANDS OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS WHO FINALLY SOLD IT TO A MINING SPECULATOR WHO , IN TURN , SOLD IT TO HUDBAY . THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES THAT ISSUED PERMITS , LICENSES , ETC TO HUDBAY ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SITUATION AS IT EXISTS TODAY REGARDING MINING ACTIVITIES PROPOSED BY HUDBAY . WITHHOLD ANY AND ALL WATER PERMITS FOR MINING AT ROSEMONT AND HUDBAY WILL LEAVE THE SCENE . WATER IS SACRED AND MUST BE TREATED AS SUCH .
Dr. Alan Johnson, my reply to you sir…I am hoping that all people concerned with this mining company Hudbay, can see that the work that they want done, will not happen.
Their plans are falling apart. China’s second largest Property Developer, EVERGRANDE, has filed for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy. (China) who I know is affiliated with this mining
company as of Aug 17th 2023. As you can see, they are talking about cutting corners (sulfide leaching) because they don’t have the money. I have also just read here that Kukielski says that he would not be apposed to incorporating another mine or investors.
What he is really saying is they are broke and can not go forward. They surely won’t be getting any money from Arizona or the United States because we are broke along with them…Well I hope this information is encouraging. I give the Glory to our Heavenly Father for doing the work on our behave. I also want to thank everyone from Save the Scenic Santa Rita’s for all their hard work. Soon Hudbay will pack up and go home.