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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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Hudbay wavers in its commitment that Rosemont/Copper World will produce copper for U.S. markets
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Copper World, General, Hudbay, Investors, Sulfide Leaching
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Rosemont will destroy Santa Rita Mountains to export copper overseas
Arizona’s unrefined copper concentrate exports are soaring at the same time two foreign-owned, multinational mining companies are planning to construct the Rosemont and Resolution copper mines. The mines would be among the largest in the country, raising questions of whether … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hudbay, Trade, Transportation
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Hudbay approves $122 million spending plan for “early works” at Rosemont
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. yesterday announced that it approved a $122 million “early works” spending plan for the Rosemont Copper Mine. Hudbay stated the funds would be used for the following projects: Funding the construction of a water pipeline and power transmission … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Water Act, General, Hudbay, Litigation, water
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Former Rosemont lobbyist set to become acting Interior Secretary
U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s pending resignation opens the door for former Rosemont Copper Company lobbyist David Bernhardt to become acting Interior secretary at a pivotal time in the permitting process for Rosemont’s proposed massive open-pit copper mine. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hudbay, Mining Law, Wildlife
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Harper’s turns its sharp eye on Rosemont and Resolution mines
The September issue of Harper’s Magazine reports on proposals by foreign companies to construct two massive copper mines on environmentally sensitive landscapes held sacred by Arizona Native American tribes. Written by Tucson-based journalist Mort Rosenblum and graced with stunning photography by … Continue reading