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Letter Writing

May 2023 – Send letter to Our Congressional Delegation: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Opposition Letter.

For your convenience, we have created a letter template in Word you can use and modify.

Download letter

February 2023 –  Send a letter to the newly appointed Commissioner Robyn Sahid to express your objection to the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) discussing, offering, or selling any of our state property to Hudbay Minerals Incorporated of Toronto, Canada.

For your convenience, we have created a letter template in Word you can use and modify.

Download Letter
 

August 2021: 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. Juan Ciscomani
https://ciscomani.house.gov
Email: https://ciscomani.house.gov/contact/email

Washington, DC Office
1429 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC  20515
Phone: (202) 225-2542

Tucson Office
1636 N. Swan Road
Suite 200
Tucson, AZ  85712
Phone: (520) 881-3688



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

  • LENS ON THE LAND May 16, 2023
  • 1872 MINING LAW May 16, 2023
  • SENATE BILL FAVORS HUDBAY May 16, 2023
  • HUDBAY LEGACY May 16, 2023
  • “DIRTY MINING TRUMPS ALL OTHER USES” ACT May 8, 2023
  • See Our detailed letter to the Arizona State Land Department April 18, 2023
  • HUDBAY’S NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO ALL OUR BACKYARDS  April 18, 2023
  • Guardians of The Santa Ritas April 18, 2023
  • Pima County Urges Arizona State Land Department To Deny Hudbay’s Request To Purchase 200 Acres For Tailings And Rubble  April 11, 2023
  • Federal Memo May Bolster Hudbay’s Position on Rosemont Mine Site March 16, 2023

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COPPER MINE TOXINS

In this video Dr. Hart describes how copper mines fail to prevent toxins concentrated in tailing piles and ponds from polluting our air and water. WATCH NOW video by John Grahame

Copper Mines and Aquifers

Dr. Stanley Hart describes the impact of copper mining on underground aquifers, both how much groundwater is used and where it ends up. WATCH NOW video by John Grahame

Why Mine the Santa Ritas? – Dr. Stanley Hart

Dr. Stanley R. Hart, Scientist Emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, talks with a group from Save the Scenic Santa Ritas about the factors that are causing HudBay Corporation to pursue development of a large open pit mine (“Copper World”) in the Santa Rita Mountains near Sahuarita in southern Arizona. WATCH NOW video by John Grahame

Geology of the Santa Ritas — Dr. Stanley Hart

Dr. Stanley R. Hart talks with a group from Save the Scenic Santa Ritas about the geology of this Sky Island mountain range near Sahuarita in southern Arizona. Dr. Hart is Scientist Emeritus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. WATCH NOW video by John Grahame

Rosemont/ Copper World Mine Complex News

LENS ON THE LAND

1872 MINING LAW

SENATE BILL FAVORS HUDBAY

HUDBAY LEGACY

“DIRTY MINING TRUMPS ALL OTHER USES” ACT

See Our detailed letter to the Arizona State Land Department

More Posts from this Category

Update on Lake Mead and Lake Powell water levels

Watch the April video update about Lake Mead, new water restrictions in Las Vegas, and news from Lake Powell.
WATCH NOW

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

Sign the Petition

Please ask Commissioner Arizona State Land Department Ms. Robyn Sahid to deny request by Rosemont Copper Company for the department to sell at auction two noncontiguous parcels of State Trust land totaling 200 acres.

SIGN HERE

Recommended Reading List

Browse HERE over 30 titles of carefully selected books in various categories including: copper, water, mining, wilderness, exploration, and more. Your purchase supports the efforts of the SSSR

January 2023 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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