Save the Scenic Santa Ritas

Fighting to protect the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains from the devastating impacts of mining.

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Endorse SSSR! Show your support for SSSR and our efforts to stop mining in the Santa Rita Mountains, Patagonia Mountains, San Rafael Valley and Canelo Hills. Print out our Endorsement Form and mail it back to us. To see various resolutions opposing the Rosemont mine, go to our opposition page.

As of January 2020, we have been endorsed by the following 95 groups, organizations, and businesses, representing over 80,000 individuals. Additionally, below is a list of former and current legislators opposed to the proposed Rosemont mine.

  • Arizona Borderlands Democrats
  • Arizona Herpetological Association
  • Arizona Mining Reform Coalition
  • Arizona Native Plant Society, Conservation Committee
  • AZ Highway 83
  • Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project
  • Bowden’s Choice Fitness (Patagonia)
  • Camel Parts (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Callaghan Vineyards
  • Canela Bistro (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Casita Frontera (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Archaeology Southwest
  • Center for Environmental Ethics
  • Cienega Watershed Partnership
  • Circle Z Ranch (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Citizens Water Action Coalition
  • Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
  • Creative Spirit Artists (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Cross Creek Cottages (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Crown C Ranch (Sonoita)
  • Darrell’s Designs (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Deborah Allen Designs
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Democratic Club of Quail Creek, Green Valley (endorses SSSR’s effort to prevent mining in the Santa Rita Mountains)
  • Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area
  • Democratic Women in Action
  • Desert Care LLC (Patagonia)
  • Don’t Waste Arizona
  • The Duquesne House Bed and Breakfast (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Earthworks
  • Elvia’s Beauty Shop (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Empire Fagan Coalition
  • Escabrosa Grotto
  • The Enchanted Garden (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Farmers Investment Company (FICO)
  • Friends of Madera Canyon/Defenders of Madera Canyon
  • Friends of the Jaguar
  • Friends of the Santa Cruz River
  • Friends of Scenic Highway 82
  • Gathering Grounds (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Global Arts Gallery (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Gloo Factory Ink., LLC
  • Greenhouse Graphic Design, LLC (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Green Party of Pima County
  • Groundwater Awareness League
  • Hilton Ranch Road Community
  • Huachuca Audubon Society
  • Jarnac Observatory
  • Jewelry by Jaye (Sonoita)
  • La Canada Desert Homes III, HOA, Green Valley
  • La Frontera Realty (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • La Hacienda de Sonoita (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • La Palomita de Patagonia (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Long Realty Sonoita/Patagonia
  • Los Primos Restaurant (Nogales)
  • Many Horses Trading Company, Sonoita
  • Maricopa Audubon Society
  • Mariposa Books and More (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Mesquite Grove Gallery (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Metamorphosis Art Gallery (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Mountain Empire Action Alliance (Sonoita)
  • Naturopathic Clinic, Patagonia
  • Northern Jaguar Project
  • Northwest Democrats
  • Painted House Studio (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Pantano Christian Church Motorcycle Group
  • Patagonia Area Business Association
  • Patagonia Market (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Pilates Patagonia
  • Pima Association Of Taxpayers
  • Plaza Liquors (Tucson)
  • Portillo Hill I, HOA, Green Valley
  • Republicans for Environmental Protection
  • Saguaro Eastside Democrats
  • Santa Cruz Valley Citizens Council
  • Santa Rita Abbey, Sonoita
  • Santa Rita Foothills Community Association
  • Save the Santa Cruz Aquifer
  • Shooting Star Pottery (Patagonia)
  • Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter
  • Sierra Club Rincon Group
  • Singing Valley North Home Owners Association
  • Sky Island Alliance
  • Sonoita Community Crossroads Forum
  • Sonoita Hardware
  • Southern Arizona Republicans
  • Spirit Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Studio Gallery and Lodging (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Summit Realty, Inc. (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)
  • Tanque Verde Valley Association
  • Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center (Patagonia)
  • Tucson Arts Brigade
  • Tucson Audubon Society
  • Tucson Mountains Association (endorses SSSR’s effort to prevent mining in the Santa Rita Mountains)
  • Tucson Orienteering Club
  • Walker Ranch
  • Wilderness Society
  • www.SantaCruzValley.com
  • Zopilote Press (Patagonia/Elgin/Sonoita)

The following former and current members of the Arizona State Legislature have given us permission to use their names as being opposed to the Rosemont Mine:

Paula Aboud (former Senator, District 28)
Tim Bee (former Senator, District 30)
David Bradley (former Senator, District 10
Senator Olivia Cajero-Bedford (former Senator, District 3)
Representative Andrés Cano, District 3
Representative Andrea Dalessandro, District 2
Domingo DeGrazia, District 10
Senator Kirsten Engel, District 10
Senator Steve Farley (former Senator, District 9)
Dr. Randall Friese, Representative, District 9
Jorge Luis Garcia (former Senator, District 27)
Matt Heinz (former Representative, District 29)
Phil Lopes (former Representative, District 27)
Stephanie Mach (former Representative, District 10)
Marian McClure (former Representative, District 30)
Jonathan Paton (former Senator, District 30)
Daniel Patterson (former Representative, District 29)
Pamela Powers Hannley, Representative, District 9
Representative Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, District 10
Senator Victoria Steele, District 9
Bruce Wheeler (former Representative, District 28)
Nancy Young Wright (former Representative, District 26)

Recent Posts

  • Litigation Schedule February 17, 2021
  • Links to recent news and letters – 2021 February 15, 2021
  • Links to recent news and letters – 2020 December 31, 2020
  • Long Mountain – a film by Leslie Epperson July 8, 2020
  • A major win for endangered species in the Santa Ritas February 13, 2020

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  • Pima County reaffirms resolution opposing Rosemont Mine April 19, 2019
  • Hudbay approves $122 million spending plan for “early works” at Rosemont March 29, 2019
  • Hudbay seeking Rosemont Mine joint venture partner after receiving key federal Clean Water Act permit March 15, 2019
  • Hudbay has failed to provide legal justification for Clean Water Act permit, Natural Resources Committee chairman says March 5, 2019

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Litigation Update

Speaking of which (the appeal originally filed in Nov. 2017 challenging the Forest Service’s approval of the mine), we now have a schedule for that case in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – not definitive, but at least a general time frame:

 

After a lot of negotiating, the lawyers have come to an agreement on the final schedule of our cases before the 9th Circuit Appeals Court. Here is the updated schedule:

  • Feds opening brief due by 1 June 2020
  • Hudbay opening brief due by 15 June 2020
  • Then, our response by 3 September 2020
  • Feds optional reply brief by 2 November 2020
  • Hudbay optional reply brief by 9 November 2020

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