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Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas

November 28, 2022 By santaritas Leave a Comment

By Ella Nilsen, CNN
Updated 3:02 AM EST, Sun November 27, 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/us/arizona-water-foreign-owned-farms-climate

“Why are we allowing a foreign company to come into Arizona – which is drought-stricken right now – and have a sweetheart deal [on leases], when we are trying to conserve as much water as we can?” says outgoing state House member Regina Cobb.

“It boggles my mind,” She said.

Filed Under: Documents and Reports, Environment, Impacts, Legislation, Related Projects, Uncategorized, Water

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 By santaritas Leave a Comment

Science of The Total Environment, Volume 856, Part 1, 2023, 158927, ISSN 0048-9697

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722060260?via%3Dihub#f0030

Highlights

  • A mine spill caused 18.6 Mm3 of material to be delivered to a large and deep lake.
  • Copper concentrations of sediment in the river below the lake are elevated each winter.
  • Annual peak copper concentrations are above national sediment quality guidelines.
  • The pulses are due to resuspension of unconsolidated tailings by lake processes.
  • Lakes may buffer aquatic systems from spills but could prolong environmental effects

Filed Under: Copper, Environment, Impacts, Links, Other mining news Tagged With: copper, mining

Copper World is coming for beloved Santa Rita Mountains (Local opinion, Russ McSpadden, Arizona Daily Star)

August 28, 2022 By santaritas Leave a Comment

https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-copper-world-is-coming-for-beloved-santa-rita-mountains/article_ed159cea-24bc-11ed-8100-eb2197323a90.html

Note: A subscription to the Arizona Daily Star may be required to read this article.

Filed Under: Environment, News, Rosemont in the News, SSSR News

Return of ‘the boss’: El Jefe, a jaguar that roamed Arizona, has turned up alive in Mexico (Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic)

August 6, 2022 By santaritas Leave a Comment

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/08/05/rare-jaguar-el-jefe-roamed-arizona-spotted-across-border/10251057002/

(Note: A subscription to The Arizona Republic may be required to access this content.)

Filed Under: Environment, Jaguar, News, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, SSSR News

Jaguar that roamed Santa Ritas reappears in Sonora, conservationists say (Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star)

August 4, 2022 By santaritas Leave a Comment

First three paragraphs follow:

El Jefe, the adult male jaguar repeatedly photographed in the Santa Rita and Whetstone mountains years ago, has turned up again in central Sonora, conservationists say.

Two photos of a jaguar the groups say is the cat known around Tucson as El Jefe, were captured in November 2021 by the Mexican nonprofit group Profauna, a conservation group announced in a news release Wednesday. It took some time after that to confirm that the photos were of El Jefe. But a biologist working for the Tucson-based Northern Jaguar Project said in the release that she’s convinced they’re of the same animal that was photographed near Tucson from 2012 through 2015.

That conclusion came from visual analysis and software analysis of spot patterns of photographs, said Juan Carlos Bravo, Conservation Programs Director of the Wildlands Network. This would be the first time El Jefe’s location has been publicly confirmed since the cat was last photographed in the Santa Ritas.

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https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/jaguar-that-roamed-santa-ritas-reappears-in-sonora-conservationists-say/article_7523067e-1359-11ed-ade0-3fa6a774d31c.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Filed Under: Environment, Jaguar, News, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, SSSR News

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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

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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

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

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Where is the Rosemont/Copper World Mine Complex?

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