Category Archives: water

EPA recommends rejection of Rosemont Copper’s Clean Water Act permit application for its proposed massive open-pit mine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recommending denial of  Rosemont Copper Company’s Clean Water Act permit application pending before the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. The Tucson-based citizen’s group Save the Scenic Santa Ritas released  a copy of EPA’s Nov. … Continue reading

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BLM warns Forest Service of Rosemont mine’s potential negative impact to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area

After years of standing quietly on the sideline in the tumultuous debate over the Rosemont copper project, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has finally weighed in and expressed serious concerns over the proposed mine’s impact on the Las Cienegas … Continue reading

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Toronto stock analyst issues sell rating, lowers target price for Augusta in wake of lawsuit challenging key water permit

Toronto-based Dundee Securities Tuesday lowered its target price for Augusta Resource Corporation to $2.30 and reaffirmed its “sell” rating for what it calls a “high risk” stock. Dundee cited a lawsuit filed Friday by a coalition of environmental groups and … Continue reading

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EPA rips Rosemont’s wetlands mitigation plan as “scientifically flawed” and failing to comply with Clean Water Act

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has notified Augusta Resource Corp. that its wetlands mitigation plan intended to compensate for damage to streams and springs from its proposed Rosemont copper mine fails to comply with the Clean Water Act. Augusta must … Continue reading

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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

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