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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: Economics
Rosemont Deception of the Day: Thousands of Jobs
Augusta Resource Corporation’s top executives are issuing wildly divergent estimates on the number of jobs that would be created by its Rosemont Copper Company subsidiary if the proposed Rosemont mine is built. Augusta Resource CEO Gil Clausen said in an … Continue reading
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Proposed Rosemont Mine would destroy southern Arizona’s trails
This Saturday, as Americans celebrate National Trails Day, in southern Arizona there is a cloud hanging over the hiking community and other recreational users of public lands in southern Arizona. Outdoor recreation including trails are under direct threat from the … Continue reading
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Excellent discussion of the economic value of public lands beyond extractive uses
The LA Times has an excellent opinion piece on the value of conserving public land and open space. It lays out excellent economic arguments that are useful in the context of the debate and discussion surrounding Augusta Resource’s proposal to … Continue reading
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Press Release: Purported Benefits of Rosemont Project “Systematically Exaggerated”
Below is an interesting press release from the Mountain Empire Action Alliance completely discrediting the economic analysis for the proposed Rosemont Mine. A copy of the MEAA report can be downloaded at here. Purported Benefits of Rosemont Project “Systematically Exaggerated” … Continue reading
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