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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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Category Archives: Clean Water Act
Augusta again urges shareholders to reject HudBay bid claiming it is on the “cusp” of receiving final permit
Augusta Resource Corporation is continuing the mantra in its annual proxy statement released last week that the final major permit for its Rosemont copper project will be issued before July and that construction will begin later this year. And, once … Continue reading
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Augusta ignores Army Corps concerns and continues to tell investors 404 Clean Water Act permit will be issued by June 30
Augusta Resource Corporation continued to state in regulatory disclosures filed late Monday that it expects its Rosemont Copper Company subsidiary to receive a crucial Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by June 30. The Section … Continue reading
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April 1 deadline for Rosemont to submit suitable mitigation plan required for crucial water permit
Despite two years of regular meetings and discussions between Rosemont Copper Company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rosemont has yet to submit a mitigation plan that meets federal requirements, the Corps stated in a Feb. 28 letter to … Continue reading
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Augusta claims Water Permit “imminent” despite EPA concerns
Augusta Resource Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Gil Clausen on Monday said that Augusta expects to receive the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 Clean Water Act permit for its Rosemont copper mine in the second quarter, despite the longstanding criticism … Continue reading
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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
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