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August 2021 update: Hudbay is actively engaged in a drilling program on the west side of the Santa Rita Mountains. It includes building roads, bulldozing drilling pads, drilling many holes and generally making a mess. They are saying that they plan to create more than one open pit on the west side in an area they are calling Copper World.

You can take action today by letting your local elected officials know that you are concerned about Rosemont’s potential destruction of our Santa Rita Mountain. Complete the form here to send a letter to local elected officials.

You might also consider sending a letter to local newspapers and to your elected officials about why you oppose the proposed Rosemont mine! You can use this resource to look up contact information for your elected official: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials.

Key Points to Consider
Be sure to write the letter in your own words. Below are points to consider:

• Hudbay/Rosemont Mine will have unacceptable impacts on the environment, property values, water quality and quantity in Southern Arizona.

• Arizona Game and Fish is opposed: “No matter what the federal government and Augusta Resources do to compensate for the copper mine’s effects, the project would bring significant damage to wildlife, habitat and wildlife recreation.”

• The economic benefits of outdoor recreation, tourism, hunting and wildlife viewing far outweigh the economic benefits of mining.

• Mining historically has short-term economic “boom and bust” cycles. Yet the environmental damage is permanent.

• The 1872 Federal Mining Act is woefully inadequate in terms of modern realities, and we support comprehensive reform.

Important Contacts – Elected Officials

Sen. Mark Kelly

https://www.kelly.senate.gov/


Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

https://www.sinema.senate.gov/

To find your Representative:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick

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Email: https://kirkpatrick.house.gov/zip-code-lookup?form=/contact/email-me

Washington, DC Office
309 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2542

Tucson Office
1636 North Swan Road
Suite 200
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone: 520-881-3588



Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-03)

http://grijalva.house.gov
Tucson Office
738 N 5th Ave. Suite 110
Tucson, AZ 85705
ph (520) 622-6788
fax (520) 622-0198


Committee on Natural Resources
U.S. House of Representatives
1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2761
Fax: (202) 225-5929
http://naturalresources.house.gov/


Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Office U.S. Senate
304 Dirksen Senate Building Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-6163
http://www.energy.senate.gov/


Pima County Board of Supervisors
http://webcms.pima.gov/government/board_of_supervisors


Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
http://www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/169/Board-of-Supervisors


USDA / Forest Service Contacts

EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) Website for the Rosemont Copper Project
http://rosemonteis.us/

Coronado National Forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/coronado/

U.S. Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250
AgSec@usda.gov

Vicki Christiansen 
Chief, U.S. Forest Service
1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0003
vcchristiansen@fs.fed.us

Michiko Martin, Regional Forester
U.S. Forest Service, Southwest Region
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
https://www.fs.usda.gov/contactus/r3/about-region/contactus

Coronado National Forest Supervisor’s Office
Kerwin Dewberry, Forest Supervisor
300 W. Congress St. Tucson, AZ 85701
CNF contact info


Newspapers

Arizona Daily Star
tucson.com

Tucson Weekly
jimn@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Green Valley News
https://www.gvnews.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/

Nogales International
Jonathan Clark, Managing Editor
editorial@nogalesinternational.com

Recent Posts

  • THE HOT TOPIC: WATER OR LACK THEREOF January 24, 2023
  • Hudbay ramps up excavation for Copper World Complex as local resistance continues and expands January 7, 2023
  • Meet The Man Who Shoots At Birds All Day To Keep Them Off A Toxic Pit | World Wide Waste (video) January 5, 2023
  • Lithium America Mine Project Hampered After Judge Schedules Hearing on Nevada Mine January 5, 2023
  • Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water) January 5, 2023
  • Latest Updates About Local Water Issues and Rosemont / Copper World Mine Complex January 5, 2023
  • Hudbay, Forest Service won’t appeal ruling blocking Rosemont Mine December 19, 2022
  • Letter: Proposed New Mines in Santa Ritas November 28, 2022
  • Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas November 28, 2022
  • Annual pulses of copper-enriched sediment in a North American river downstream of a large lake following the catastrophic failure of a mine tailings storage facility November 28, 2022

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Rosemont/ Copper World Mine Complex News

THE HOT TOPIC: WATER OR LACK THEREOF

Hudbay ramps up excavation for Copper World Complex as local resistance continues and expands

Meet The Man Who Shoots At Birds All Day To Keep Them Off A Toxic Pit | World Wide Waste (video)

Lithium America Mine Project Hampered After Judge Schedules Hearing on Nevada Mine

More Posts from this Category

Copper World Flyover January 6, 2023 by David Steele

Another shocking sight of the incredible destruction happening on our beautiful Santa Ritas.WATCH VIDEO NOW

Russ McSpadden’s recent fly-over showing mine activity

In Nov 2022 Russ captured recent bulldozing in the Santa Rita Mountains. His video starts over the Rosemont mine project on the east side and then swings over the Copper World project on the west side. WATCH VIDEO NOW

Explore the proposed Rosemont and Copper World projects virtually

Check out Pima County’s updated map of the proposed mine site. Click on any spot on the map for ownership/status information. Mapping details are based on Hudbay’s PEA dated May 1.

Proposed Rosemont/ Copper World Mine Complex

Image compilation of the area

LENS ON THE LAND

October 2022 Powerpoint Presentation

Click here to download (PDF)

Litigation Update

There have been two recent judicial rulings on the Rosemont Copper Company projects — one favorable and one unfavorable.

Click here to learn more

The latest on Hudbay’s Copper World project in the Santa Rita Mountains

Click here to download (PDF)

Where is the Rosemont/Copper World Mine Complex?

Click here for directions

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