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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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Canadian company planning Copper World/Rosemont mine complex is seeking buyer or merger partners
According to press reports, the Canadian miner seeking permits to build the proposed Copper World/Rosemont mine complex in the northern half of the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson has put itself up for sale. In a July 7 interview … Continue reading
Posted in Copper World, Economics, Hudbay, Investors, Mining Law
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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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As expected, the Coronado National Forest issues draft Record of Decision for Augusta Resource’s proposed Rosemont mine
As expected, the Coronado National Forest has issued a draft Record of Decision approving Augusta Resource Corporation’s controversial Rosemont copper project. Vancouver, B.C.-based Augusta announced the Forest Service’s action late Thursday in a press release. While the decision is an … Continue reading
Posted in EIS, General, Investors, Mining Law
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Earthworks Press Release: Rosemont Copper and A Tale of Two Mines
Earthworks: Rosemont Copper and A Tale of Two Mines (via PR Newswire) TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The same Canadian mining speculators who are now seeking government permits to build the Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains … Continue reading
Posted in Investors, Mining Law
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Feds could collect $2 billion in royalties from Rosemont if copper mines paid same royalty as oil and gas producers
If royalties similar to the 12.5 percent charged for oil and gas leases on federal lands were applied to the proposed Rosemont copper mine, the U.S. Treasury could collect nearly $2 billion over the next 22 years. This amount dwarfs … Continue reading
Posted in Mining Law
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