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Recent Posts
- 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: Recreation
Pima County ratchets up opposition to Rosemont Mine as Army Corps Clean Water Act permitting decision looms
Pima County has provided additional information to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Division Commander and staff to bolster their long-standing opposition to the proposed Rosemont mine. In a series of five letters written since September, Pima County provided the … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Water Act, Endangered Species, Groundwater, Hudbay, Recreation, water
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Hudbay’s closure of popular off-road trails near Rosemont project angers recreational users
Hudbay Minerals’ decision to close access to forest roads in the Santa Rita Mountains is angering southern Arizona residents who have long used the area for recreational and hunting purposes. The action to shut off access to popular off-road trails … Continue reading
Posted in Hudbay, Recreation
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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
Posted in Economics, Recreation
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