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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 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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New transporation plan threatens southern Arizona communities
This is the first in a series examining the significant failures in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine and the serious damage that the mine would inflict on Southern Arizona’s water supplies, wildlife, mountains … Continue reading
Rosemont Deception of the Day: Forest Service Casts Doubt on Company’s Truthfulness
We’re not the only ones questioning the veracity of Augusta Resource Corporation’s statements concerning its Rosemont Copper Company subsidiary. Now, the U.S. Forest Service is publicly stating it is reviewing the truthfulness of Rosemont Copper’s submissions made in the environmental … Continue reading
Posted in Deceptions, Transportation, water
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A scenic drive on scenic Highway 83
Below is a gallery of images taken on Friday morning on Highway 83. If the Rosemont Mine were to become a reality, commuters, school buses, tourists and other travelers on Hwy. 83 would experience this with much greater frequency. [slideshow … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
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