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Judge: Challenges to new Arizona copper mine ‘moot’ after Hudbay abandons Rosemont water permit (Paul Ingram, Tucson Sentinel, May 25, 2022)

May 26, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052422_rosemont_challenges_dismissed/judge-challenges-new-arizona-copper-mine-moot-after-hudbay-abandons-rosemont-water-permit/

NOTE: Save The Scenic Santa Ritas is disappointed in this decision and is reviewing it further.

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

A great win today for our Santa Rita Mountains and for American public lands!

May 12, 2022 By Stu Williams 2 Comments

Thank you, Legal Beagles & Ninth Circuit! Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Halt Rosemont Mine in Arizona https://t.co/DEFGACrtu7

— SaveScenicSantaRitas (@SaveScenic) May 12, 2022

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

Clearing begins on mountain slope for big mine southeast of Tucson (Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star)

April 19, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/clearing-begins-on-mountain-slope-for-big-mine-southeast-of-tucson/article_9fbc02b4-bf62-11ec-ba6f-9be7ad0f1394.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest

(NOTE: This article is intended for subscribers to the Daily Star.)

Filed Under: 1872 Mining Law, Action, Litigation, Mine Plan, News, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine, SSSR News

Rosemont Told to Stop Illegal Dumping in Santa Ritas, Conservation Groups File Notice of Intent to Sue

April 19, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/mining-company-told-to-stop-illegal-dumping-in-arizonas-santa-rita-mountains-2022-04-14/#.Yl8-xXWm9hQ.link

Filed Under: 1872 Mining Law, Copper, Environment, General Mining Info, Impacts, Litigation, Mine Plan, News, Rosemont, Rosemont Mine, SSSR News, Uncategorized

Litigation Schedule

February 17, 2021 By santaritas Leave a Comment

Oral arguments for our case before the 9th Circuit Appeals Court were held on February 1, 2021. Because of COVID, the oral arguments were virtual, and we could listen in. You can watch the recording here.

We cannot predict when we will hear a decision, but we expect to have to wait several months.

Below is a recent timeline of events related to the case:

  • Feds opening brief (filed June 15, 2020)
  • Hudbay opening brief (filed June 22, 2020)
  • Amicus briefs supporting Rosemont/Feds (filed June 29, 2020)
  • Our answering brief (along with Tribes’) (filed September 11, 2020)
  • Amicus briefs supporting our position (filed September 18, 2020)
  • Feds optional reply brief (filed November 13, 2020)
  • Hudbay optional reply brief (filed November 18, 2020)
  • Oral arguments – held on February 1, 2021

Filed Under: Litigation, 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)

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

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