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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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Rosemont candidates lose third consecutive local election
Last night’s landslide victory by Karin Uhlich in the Ward 3 Tucson city council race continues a string of defeats since 2011 for candidates supported by Rosemont Copper Company. Democrat Uhlich won re-election with 58.4 percent of the vote in … Continue reading
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Rosemont execs’ salary increase, stock compensation slashed
In spite of Augusta Resource Corporation’s failure to obtain key permits for its Rosemont copper project in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, it increased the base salaries of its employees by two percent. Augusta’s 2013 Management Proxy Circular … Continue reading
Augusta Resource drops shareholder ratification of poison pill plan from June 20 annual meeting
In a surprise move, Augusta Resource Corporation is not seeking shareholder approval of the company’s proposed poison pill strategy to thwart a possible hostile takeover at its upcoming June 20 annual meeting in Vancouver, B.C., according to a regulatory filing. … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception of the Day: EPA’s Role in the Permitting of the Proposed Rosemont Mine
Augusta Resource Corp. the Vancouver, B.C. parent company of Rosemont Copper Co., is misleading the public, investors and Canadian regulators over the authority the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has in issuing a crucial Clean Water Act Permit needed to build … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception of the Day: Dodging County Code
Tucson and Pima County have taken significant steps to ensure southern Arizona remains a worldwide center for astronomy. A key part of this effort has been the development of a strict lighting code designed to maintain optimum dark skies for … Continue reading
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