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“Uncelebrate!” The 1872 Mining Law is an antiquated law! Support Rep. Grijalva’s and Sen. Heinrich’s legislation, the Clean Energy Minerals Reforms Act of 2022 instead!

May 10, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

Filed Under: 1872 Mining Law, Action, News

Oak Flat event here in Tucson, May 11, 2022

May 9, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

Tucson Supports Oak Flat is sponsoring this event at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopalian Church, E. Adams Street, Tucson.

Filed Under: Action, Events, News, Other mining news

Thank you, SSSR Supporters! We just mailed a whole lotta bunch of Thank You letters.

April 29, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/04/28/arizona-grants-permit-to-pinyon-plain-uranium-mine-near-grand-canyon/9576467002/

Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) approves approves aquifer permit for uranium mine in Northern Arizona – This is our political reality in Phoenix.

Please contact Grand Canyon Trust in Flagstaff to express your opposition. We are in this together. Multinational corporations, peddling resource-extraction projects in Arizona.

Filed Under: Action, News, SSSR News, Uncategorized

“Copper World is Death, Hudbay Go Home!”

April 23, 2022 By Stu Williams 2 Comments

Tucson citizens, unaffiliated with Save The Scenic Santa Ritas, calling it as they see it. (Downtown Tucson, Friday, April 22, 2022)

Filed Under: Action, Opposition, Uncategorized

Federal court order sought to block Hudbay’s Santa Ritas grading

April 22, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://tucson.com/news/local/federal-court-order-sought-to-block-hudbays-santa-ritas-grading/article_fa35b076-c0c7-11ec-a956-93256b4101e0.html

(NOTE: Access to article may require a subscription to The Daily Star.)

Synopsis: The Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hopi Nations file a joint motion for a temporary restraining order to stop Hudbay work. Conservation groups, including Save The Scenic Santa Ritas, file a motion of support.

Filed Under: 1872 Mining Law, Action, News

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Recent Posts

  • Ce:wi Duag – Ancestral Land: A Tohono O’odham Acknowledgment Run (video produced by Leslie Epperson) July 5, 2022
  • Rosemont Mine Rollercoaster: Trump-era rules were overturned, so Hudbay radically overhauled its mining plan (David Abbott, Arizona Mirror) July 2, 2022
  • Havasupai Tribe: Pinyon Plain uranium mine threatens our existence (AZ Mirror, Shondiin Silversmith) June 29, 2022
  • Copper world mine (Elaine Wolter, The Arizona Daily Star, Letter to the Editor) June 27, 2022
  • A California Gold Mine’s Toxic Legacy: Inside the Fight Over Reopening a Treasure Trove (Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times) June 24, 2022

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Ce:wi Duag – Ancestral Land: A Tohono O’odham Acknowledgment Run (video produced by Leslie Epperson)

Rosemont Mine Rollercoaster: Trump-era rules were overturned, so Hudbay radically overhauled its mining plan (David Abbott, Arizona Mirror)

Havasupai Tribe: Pinyon Plain uranium mine threatens our existence (AZ Mirror, Shondiin Silversmith)

Copper world mine (Elaine Wolter, The Arizona Daily Star, Letter to the Editor)

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Litigation Update

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

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