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Litigation Update

June 10, 2022 By santaritas Leave a Comment

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

On May 12, 2022, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld, in a 2-1 decision, District Court Judge Soto’s 2019 decision to invalidate the Forest Service’s Final Environmental Statement that had approved the Rosemont Mine project in 2017. The Rosemont Mine area of operations is on the east side of the Santa Ritas. The 9th Circuit cited invalid mining claims on Forest Service land on which Hudbay Minerals had planned to dump related waste rock and tailings as the principal reason for upholding the lower court ruling. The decision effectively halts Hudbay’s work on the Rosemont Mine project. 

Eleven days later, on May 23, 2022, District Court Judge Soto (the same judge whose ruling was upheld by the appellate court) dismissed motions for a temporary restraining order and related motions of support, based on Hudbay’s decision to surrender its Clean Water Act Section 404 for the Rosemont Mine. Save The Scenic Santa Ritas was disappointed in the ruling, is still studying it, and is leaving open its legal options. As a result of the District Court ruling, Hudbay continues to grade and clear on privately-owned land in the Copper World area on the west side of the Santa Ritas.

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Judge rejects tribes’ bid to halt work on mine south of Tucson (David Wichner, Arizona Daily Star, May 26, 2022)

May 26, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://tucson.com/news/science/environment/judge-rejects-tribes-bid-to-halt-work-on-mine-south-of-tucson/article_52ba2ca8-dc76-11ec-9df6-5f61b16eff02.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Note: Access to this article may require a subscription to The Arizona Daily Star.

Filed Under: Litigation, News, SSSR News

Judge rules Hudbay’s new Copper World mine prep can continue in Santa Ritas (Alisa Reznick, KJZZ Fronteras Desk, May 26, 2022)

May 26, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1783190/judge-rules-hudbays-new-copper-world-mine-prep-can-continue-santa-ritas

Filed Under: Litigation, News, SSSR News

Why a federal agency can’t stop this copper mining project from polluting Arizona streams (Arizona Republic, May 26, 2022)

May 26, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/05/26/federal-agency-cant-regulate-pollution-rules-copper-world-project/9932215002/

(NOTE: Access to this article may require a subscription to The Arizona Republic.)

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

Santa Rita Saviors: As Hudbay Loses Appellate Court Ruling, Conservation Groups Stay Vigilant and Celebrate (Tucson Weekly, May 26, 2022)

May 26, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/santa-rita-saviors-as-hudbay-loses-appellate-court-ruling-conservation-groups-stay-vigilant-and-celebrate/Content?oid=32457128

Guest Commentary from Gayle Hartmann and Stu Williams, Save The Scenic Santa Ritas.

Filed Under: Features, Inspiration, Litigation, News, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine, SSSR News

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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)

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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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