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Green Valley News, Rosemont - Go see it for yourself, June 30, 2009
Nogales International/The Bulletin, Politicians move to stymie Rosemont, June 24, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Opinion: Rosemont Mine should be stopped, June 22, 2009
Green Valley News, Bill would block mining on Federal land, June 19, 2009
AZBiz.com, Giffords, Grijalva move to stymie Rosemont Mine, June 15, 2009
Green Valley News, Rosemont mine faces mounting opposition, June 12, 2009
The Zonie Report, Rosemont mine draws fire from Congress, June 11, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Lawmakers decry US stance that it can't block Rosemont Mine, June 10, 2009
Tucson's two congressional representatives have taken the Forest Service to task for saying that the service cannot say "no" to the proposed Rosemont mine. In a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords criticized the service for having said it will not consider a "no action" alternative on the Rosemont project as part of its formal Environmental Impact Statement review. The service's statement came in a memorandum of understanding with Pima County that the Board of Supervisors adopted last week.
Arizona Daily Star, Grijalva, Giffords blast Forest Service Stance on Rosemont Mine, June 9, 2009
Green Valley News, Giffords, Grijalva move to stymie Rosemont Mine, June 9, 2009
Arizona Daily Star Business Section, $900M financing sought for mine, June 7, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Company seeks $900 million in financing to build Rosemont Mine, June 6, 2009
Trading Markets.com, Company seeks $900 million in financing to build Rosemont Mine, June 6, 2009
Four years after buying more than 2,000 acres in the Santa Rita Mountains for $20 million to put a copper mine there, Augusta Resource Corp. is going after the really big bucks: $900 million in financing to build it. The company promotes its proposed Rosemont mine as a low-cost, high-profit operation, one capable of earning double-digit profit margins even if the price of copper were to drop 40 cents a pound. But the path to profit for Rosemont is lined with unknowns: copper prices, credit markets, and federal permits.
Sahuarita Sun, County joins Rosemont talks, June 5, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, County engages in Rosemont mine analysis, June 4, 2009
Pima County response to Forest Service "No Action Alternative", June 3, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, County gets role in Rosemont mine study, June 3, 2009
Pima County Memorandum of Understanding with the Coronado National Forest, June 2, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, County seeks involvement in mine-review process, June 2, 2009
SSSR News Release on the Forest Service MOU with Pima County, May 31, 2009
KTAR.com, Southern Ariz. tribe reburying bones fears digs, May 31, 2009
TEP letter to Rosemont Copper removing option 1 power line, May 28, 2009
Arizona State Mine Inspector Letter on Rosemont Reclamation, May 21, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, O'odham to rebury bones, May 19, 2009
Arizona Geology, Review of the Rosemont Copper mine proposal, Apr. 2, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Fringe group of enviros vandalizing homes, cars. Mar. 1, 2009
Tucson Weekly, Currents: Wins and Losses, Feb. 26, 2009
Tucson Citizen, 30 with Earth First! protest proposed mine in Santa Ritas, Feb. 18, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, About 30 protest planned Rosemont Mine, Feb. 18, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Guest Opinion, US is better able to deal with industrial impacts, Feb. 16, 2009
Green Valley News, Hunters warned planned mine could hurt, Feb. 6, 2009
Nogales International, Forum meeting discusses issues, Feb. 4, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Endangered species rule: muddled future, Jan. 20, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, Asarco to get $1 million more over sale of Rosemont site, Jan. 20, 2009
Vail Sun, Group opposing mine vows to fight, Jan. 20, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, 2 mining firms settle suit over Rosemont sale, Jan. 17, 2009
Green Valley News, Report reveals state of the Santa Rita Ecosystem, Dec. 23, 2008
Green Valley News, FICO and others seek greater mine input, Dec. 13, 2008
Blog for Arizona.com, Dr. Word's commentary on Gil Clausen's opinion piece, Dec. 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Economy casts shadow on Rosemont Plans, Dec. 3, 2008
Green Valley News, Mediator withdraws from Rosemont Mine process, Dec. 3, 2008
Vail Sun, Mediator steps out of mine dispute picture, Dec. 3, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont mediator backs out of process, Dec. 1, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Mediator: Rosemont Mines sides too polarized to talk, Nov. 26, 2008
Coronado National Forest, News Release, Working group halted, Nov. 26, 2008
KOLD TV Tucson, Rosemont Mine parent reports Q3 loss
Arizona Daily Star, Mediation continues in Asarco dispute, Nov. 21, 2008
Sahuarita Sun, More answers needed after Rosemont Mine meeting, Nov. 20, 2008
Vail Sun, Citizens' group may be formed on mine issue, Nov. 19, 2008
Tucson Weekly, Mediation Mystery, Nov. 6, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Hearing all sides on mine issue, Oct. 19, 2008
Green Valley News, Feds hire conflict resolution firm for copper mine, Oct. 7, 2008
Revised MOU between Rosemont and the Coronado National Forest, Sep. 25, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Nuns decry proposed Rosemont Mine, Aug. 22, 2008
map and photo
Arizona Daily Star articles, Aug. 17, 2008
2 tours, 2 perspectives on Rosemont Mine
Does it matter where our copper comes from?
Arizona copper mines
Cochise copper mine poised for new operations
Here's how big the mine will be
Work Groups - Letter to FS from FICO, Aug. 14, 2008
Tucson Citizen, One man's stance against Rosemont, Aug. 14, 2008
Vail Sun, Let's take our community back at election time, Aug. 12, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont might disturb bighorn sheep, studies say, July 28, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Our Opinion, Sound science behind G&F opposition to Rosemont, July 23, 2008
Green Valley News, Rosemont imperils wildlife, July 22, 2008
Sahuarita Sun, Editorial: Impact on wildlife a sobering cost of mine, July 22, 2008
Sahuarita Sun, Mine would destroy wildlife habitat in Santa Ritas, Game and Fish says, July 22, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Game and Fish is harsh in Rosemont opposition, July 21, 2008
Platts Metals Weekly, Environmentalists, officials still against Rosemont Copper Mine, July 17, 2008
Coronado National Forest, News Release, Next Steps on the Rosemont Mine, July 10, 2008
Vail Sun, Look at what is the "heart" of the issue, July 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, County: U.S. needs to look far afield to assess mine impacts, July 6, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont Mine may be hard to block, July 6, 2008
Tucson Citizen, 300 at hearing for proposed mine in Santa Ritas, July 1, 2008
KVOA News, Proposed mine stirs controversy, July 1, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Gaping divide over planned Rosemont Mine, July 1, 2008
Memo from Pima County Manager Chuck Huckelberry on the security risk, July 1, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Supervisors to consider security risk of mine, June 28, 2008
SSSR goes to Augusta's Share Holder Meeting in Vancouver, B.C.! June 23, 2008
Read the Handout and the Press Release
Common Dreams, Earthjustice Statement on High Court's Decision to Hear Clean Water Act Case. Court decision will clarify whether mining companies may bury clean lakes, rivers and streams with mine tailings, June 27, 2008
Tucson Citizen, The big debate: Open-pit mine, June 27, 2006
Vail Sun, Proposed Rosemont Mine continues to draw ire, June 24, 2008
Green Valley News, Santa Cruz river studies may impact mining, develpment, June 21, 2008
Green Valley News, Forest manager explains decision, June 17, 2008
(to not start the scoping process over)
Vail Sun, Rosemont Mine Saga Continues, June 17, 2008
Tucson Citizen, 2 meetings set on proposed mine in the Santa Ritas, June 17, 2008
Videos from Forest Service Public hearings on YouTube, linked from Hilton Ranch Road website
Congratulations to Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll for his Public Service Award from Sky Island Alliance, given to an elected or appointed official who shows outstanding leadership in natural resource policy implementation throughout the Sky Island Region, including his exceptionally strong and vocal opposition to the planned Rosemont Mine.
Arizona Daily Star, Restart of Rosemont Mine "scoping" rejected, June 11, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont report omits important information, June 10, 2008
Green Valley News, Guest Comment: Mine would harm streams, groundwater, May 31, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, U.S pressed for mine-comment redo, May 28, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Mine Execs offer water assurances, May 28, 2008
Green Valley News, U.S. Reps ask Forest Service to start over, May 24, 2008
Congressman Grijalva and Congresswoman Giffords letter to the Forest Service, requesting suspension of the current EIS process until all the Mine Plan documents and studies are complete and submitted by Augusta, May 22, 2008.
Arizona Daily Star, Carroll gets Sky Island enviro award, May 17, 2008
Green Valley News, Guest Comment, More hard facts about Rosemont Mine, May 3, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Mining company to pay for water study? May 1, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Deal for silver at Rosemont site: For show or for real? Apr. 30, 2008
Sahuarita Sun, Council Opposes Proposed Mine, Apr. 29, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Fed's consultant hire at issue, April 28, 2008
Vail Sun, Groups gather, discuss mining, April 22, 2008
Green Valley News, April 20, 2008, Guest Commentary: Scoping Sessions on mine need to be improved.
KUAZ Radio, Arizona Spotlight, Rosemont Mine, April 18, 2008 (podcast)
SSSR's President Gayle Hartmann on Arizona Illustrated about the Rosemont mine, April 10, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont: jobs or nature? April 13, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, County passed on land deal, April 13, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, How a mine becomes a reality, April 13, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, This time, mine plan meeting is orderly, April 6, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, 3 more meetings set on mine, April 3, 2008
Tucson Weekly, Guest Commentary, The Forest Service needs to let people speak out, April 3, 2008
Tucson Weekly, Mining Missteps, April 3, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Stunt pulled by mining firm just shameless, Mar. 28, 2008
Many thanks to Congresswoman Giffords for her efforts to make this a more fair Public Process.
Congresswoman Giffords' Press Conference, March 28, 2008
Congresswoman Gifford's Letter to the Forest Service, March 27, 2008
Green Valley News, Napolitano: Special areas need protection from mining, March 27, 2008
Nogales International, Opponents disrupt mine information meeting, Mar. 26, 2008
Nogales International, Feds question financial validity of Rosemont, Part 2 of 3, March 25, 2008
Nogales International, Augusta claims go beyond proposed Rosemont mine, Part 1 of 3, Mar. 26, 2008
Vail Sun, Vail meeting added on Rosemont Mine, Mar. 25, 2008
Nogales International, Feds question financial validity of Rosemont, Mar. 25, 2008
Green Valley News, Mine opponents disrupt meeting in Patagonia, Mar. 22, 2008
Green Valley News on the Scoping Meeting in Patagonia, Mar. 20, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Opinion: Speak out on ill-conceived mine in the Santa Ritas, Mar. 19, 2008
Green Valley News, Editorial: Mining impact statement raises stakes, Mar. 18, 2008
Green Valley News, Prudent Investment? Mar. 18, 2008
Read Congresswoman Giffords' letter to the Forest Service, March 18, 2008 opposing the Rosemont mine and objecting to the way the Scoping meetings are being conducted.
Vail Sun, Huckelberry responds to Forest Service, Mar. 17, 2008
Vail Sun, Rosemont Mine meeting will happen in Vail, Mar. 17, 2008
In a March 14 letter to Representatives Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords, Governor Janet Napolitano stated that she fully supports their proposed legislation to withdraw Coronado National Forest lands in Pima, Santa Cruz County from future mining, and is concerned about water and other issues related to mining in those areas.
Rosemont Mine Environmental Review Begins, Dick Kamp Wick Communications Environmental Liaison, bepdick@att.net, March 12, 2008
Reviews of the March 1, 2008 Public Forum in Green Valley
Review by Jeneiene Schaffer
Green Valley News article
Arizona Daily Star article
Tucson Weekly, Hard Rock, Hard Truth: Is mining right for the southern Arizona of today? Feb. 28, 2008
Green Valley News: Regarding Mining Costs (letter to the editor), Feb. 22, 2008
Green Valley News: The True Picture (letter to the editor), Feb. 22, 2008
Tucson Weekly: Backroads Boondoggle, Feb. 21, 2008
High Country News: Reluctant Boomtown, Feb. 18, 2008
Green Valley News: Study: Costs cut benefits of new mine, Feb. 13, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Study: Mine may hinder tourism, Feb. 12, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, New Rosemont study rebuts pro-mine data, Feb. 12, 2008
Green Valley News, Guest Comment: A time for the "perfect storm", Feb. 6, 2008
Green Valley News: Hard Facts About the Rosemont Mine, Jan. 29, 2008
Bloomberg.org: Copper may post 1st drop since 2001, Jan. 22, 2008
Inside Tucson Business: Augusta Resource Survey on the Rosemont Mine, Dec. 7, 2007
Tucson Citizen: Our Opinion: Routing the Rosemont Mine, Nov. 20, 2007
Arizona Daily Star: Bill would halt Coronado mine claims, Nov. 19, 2007
Tucson Citizen: Jeff Smith: Gashing the Earth's thin skin, Nov. 16, 2007
NPR, Arizona is top U.S. copper producer, Nov. 16, 2007
Nogales International: Bill would withdraw mining claims in Coronado National Forest, Nov. 2, 2007
Oct. 13, 2007 Arizona Daily Star. Three Arizona GOP Lawmakers voice opposition to mine project.
Oct. 12, 2007 Press Release from Arizona Legislators opposing the Rosemont Mine and asking the Coronado National Forest for an independent review of the data.
Congresswoman Giffords statement on Rosemont, Sept. 29, 2007
Tucson Citizen, The big debate: The economy of a copper mine, Sep. 25, 2007
News Analysis of the Rosemont Mine by Dick Kamp, Green Valley News
Part 1: What's next in Rosemont controversy?, 1/31/07
Part 2: Are Rosemont mining claims valid?, 2/1/07
Part 3: Rosemont mine will be subject of much debate, 2/4/07
Green Valley News, 3-part series on the Rosemont Mine, Oct. 6, 2006
Clean Water Act (back to top of page)
Nogales International, Clean Water Act "decimated", Dec. 24, 2008
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Deterioration of the Nation's Clean Water Act Enforcement Program, Dec. 16, 2008
---Read the report here
Arizona Daily Star, Freeport plans Sierrita mine cleanup, Dec. 13, 2008
Nogales International, Take out your oars, Santa Cruz is "navigable", Dec. 9, 2008
Arizona Daily Stary, Santa Cruz is ruled "navigable", Dec. 5, 2008
Spokesman Review.com, Montana Supreme Court voids water discharge permit for mine, Dec. 5, 2008 (due to the uncertainty that discharges from the mine would not harm the Clark Fork's water quality after the mine closed)
Arizona Daily Star, Acid spill from mine halted near Clifton, Nov. 1, 2008
Even large, well-funded, experienced mining companies can't prevent leaks and spills. Videos and images from the spill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtWgA7f5nOU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iys88ba7tC8
Save the Clean Water Act Facts
L.A. Times, Floating to save a river, Oct. 30, 2008
YouTube video on the trip
Arizona Daily Star, Audit sides with Pima staffers on water regs, Sept. 22, 2008
Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy behind a Critical
Resource
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Or how it is treated
before it gets to your tap? The United States is fortunate to enjoy
sophisticated public drinking water systems that provide clean, reliable
water-a resource critical to our health and quality of life. The
National Academies created this educational booklet to provide an
introduction to the basics of drinking water. http://water.nationalacademies.org/basics.shtml
Arizona Daily Star, Santa Cruz outcome will affect washes, too, Sept. 6, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Can you really "navigate" the Santa Cruz River? Aug. 24, 2008
Nogales International, A county exploits a crippled Clean Water Act, Aug. 22, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, EPA to decide key Santa Cruz designation, Aug. 19, 2008
Sierra Vista Herald, Corps action on Santa Cruz riles legislators, Aug. 12, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Congressmen probe review of decision that Santa Cruz is navigable, Aug. 9, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Board holds of on calling Santa Cruz "navigable", Aug. 7, 2008
Nogales International, Congressmen claim EPA cut enforcement, July 23, 2008
Green Valley News, River status prompts special county meeting, July 15, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Santa Cruz decision fuels strong criticism, July 12, 2008
Green Valley News, Corps pulls study on Santa Cruz River, July 5, 2008
Sierra Vista Herald, Resurgence of mining, Rosemont, June 23, 2008
Green Valley News, Santa Cruz River studies may impact mining, development, June 21, 2008
Sierra Vista Herald, Clean Water Act, June 10, 2008
Green Valley News, Editorial: Congress should save Clean Water Act, June 5, 2008
Green Valley News, State fears loss of surface-water rights, June 5, 2008
Sierra Vista Herald, Officials: Surface water regulation up in air, June 1, 2008
Mining and the Economy - Boom/Bust (back to top of page)
Mining Weekly, Constellation Copper files for bankruptcy, Dec. 24, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sparks Convention - A Mining Mess, Dec. 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Development of huge mine slowed, Dec. 9, 2008
Financial Post, Mining production to fall further, experts say, Dec. 4, 2008
MetalPrices.com, Copper: what does the price fall portend? Dec. 2, 2008
New York Times, Copper's every dip is felt in Arizona, Nov. 27, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Safford's sweet times suddenly turn sour as copper jobs vanish, Nov. 23, 2008
Inside Tucson Business , Freeport-McMoRan eliminates 637 copper mine employees, Nov. 21, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune, Slow economy put giant mines in a hole, Nov. 21, 2008
Denver Post, Fight to alter law appears far from over, Nov. 21, 2008
Denver Post, Mountain: Metals or Moguls? Nov. 21, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, New UA center to bolster Arizona as global leader in mining, Nov. 21, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Freeport cuts 700 workers; majority in Arizona mines, Nov. 20, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Freeport lays off 500-plus in S. AZ, Nov. 18, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Giant mines scramble to cut output, Nov. 17, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Mining giant announces major layoffs in Arizona, Nov. 17, 2008
The Northern Miner, Editorial, Moly meltdown shakes things up, Nov. 17, 2008
Bloomberg.com, Copper Drop Deepens as China Growth, Housing Falter
Arizona Daily Star, Copper drops to 3-year low, Nov. 11, 2008
Denver Post, Climax Mine will not reopen, Nov. 11, 2008
Freeport-McMoRan also reduces output at Henderson, costing 100 jobs
Arizona Daily Star, Copper's price is down, but Arizona mining isn't out, Oct. 25, 2008
Financial Times, Copper's Achille's Heel, Oct. 3, 2008
Financial Post, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, No one wants to finance Junior Miners, Oct. 3, 2008
Common Dreams, Companies Scramble for Ever-Scarcer Resources, Oct. 2, 2008
Los Angeles Times, Mining towns not entirely happy with latest boom, Oct. 1, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Surging commodity wave may have hit its crest, Aug. 10, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Profits drop for company that bought Phelps Dodge, July 24, 2008
Green Valley Water & CAP Pipeline (back to top of page)
Green Valley News, Rosemont offers well owners agreement details, May 27, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont Mine may expand pipeline, May 2, 2008
Green Valley News, Augusta revises deal for pipeline, May 1, 2008
Green Valley News, Editorial: Food for thought on water dilemma, April 17, 2008
Green Valley News, Water group recommends bigger pipe, April 17, 2008
Green Valley News, Guest Comment: Rosemont intends major mining of our groundwater, Mar. 22, 2008
Nogales International: Answers to water quality hard to get, Jan. 15, 2008.
Green Valley News: Pipeline Fuels Water Debate, Dec. 6, 2007
Arizona Daily Star: County resolution blasts Green Valley water-mine deal, Dec. 5, 2007
Green Valley News: Corporation Commission Examines CAP deal, Dec. 1, 2007
Green Valley News, Conservationist urges cooperation on water, April 5, 2008
Arizona Daily Star: Rosemont drills mine test well, nearby residents fear it will suck away their water, Nov. 19, 2007 (Map)
Green Valley News: Augusta wells in Sahuarita issued a dust control citation, Nov. 14, 2007
Patagonia Area mines (back to top of page)
Tucson Weekly: Is the Forest Service rubber stamping exploration permits? Oct. 4, 2007
Arizona Daily Star on the Patagonia Mines, March 12, 2007
1872 Mining Law reform (back to top of page)
Arizona Republic: Measure offers cleanup of mines, Dec. 3, 2007
Arizona Daily Star: Mining law reformers move needed legislation to the senate, Nov. 7, 2007
Nogales International: Bill would use mine royalties to reclaim land, Nov. 7, 2007
Tucson Citizen: Changes to mining act on Supervisor's agenda, Nov. 3, 2007
Arizona Daily Star: Senate should join House in OK'ing U.S. Mining Bill, Nov. 2, 2007
Press release on passage of Mining Law Reform from Earthworks, Nov. 1, 2007
Ray Carroll's letter of support for Mining Law Reform, Oct. 30,2007
Tucson Citizen on Congressman Grijalva's Feb. 24, 2007 Hearing
Freeport McMoRan Clifton Mine Acid Spill (back to top of page)
Arizona Daily Star, Morenci acid spill riles Rosemont foes, Nov. 23, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Acid spill from mine halted near Clifton, Nov. 1, 2008
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better,
it's not."
The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss
