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Share Price Watch: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) down 20% or more over past month, loses more than 8% today on both exchanges

June 22, 2022 By Stu Williams Leave a Comment

Hudbay Minerals, which is seeking to develop the Copper World Complex here in Southern Arizona’s Santa Rita Mountains, saw its share price plunge more than 8% today on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges, according to public market data. Shares closed at C$5.77 in Toronto, down 8.4%. Shares closed at US$4.44 in New York, down 8.8%.

Hudbay’s share price is down 20% and 24% in Toronto and New York, respectively, over the past month. The mining company released its preliminary economic assessment for its Copper World Complex on June 8.

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

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

What’s Happening on the West side of the Santa Ritas?

November 10, 2021 By Lisa Froelich Leave a Comment

As you know, Rosemont’s activities on the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains facing Green Valley and Sahuarita are getting a lot of attention right now. After a year of exploratory drilling (bulldozing roads and drill pads), Rosemont’s Canadian owners, Hudbay Minerals have announced that they have identified copper deposits that may prove worthy of mining.

Hudbay recently released what they call a “Reclamation Plan” for their proposed “Copper World” open-pit mine on the west side of the Santa Ritas. It is an extraordinary document in that it talks about what they will do after they have finished mining, yet they don’t even have a mining plan.

Also, the so-called Reclamation Plan is simply put, a sham. It fails to address any of the issues resulting from their mining activities. These include, for example: What do they plan to do about acid drainage? What do they plan to do about the possibility of toxic waste leaking into the groundwater? 

Because the Arizona Mine Inspector’s Office is a relic of a previous era, the Hudbay/Rosemont Reclamation Plan was approved without so much as a public hearing. But it doesn’t mean much. It is just an example of Hudbay going after “low-hanging fruit.” In other words, they can now check off the “Reclamation Plan box,” presumably to impress investors, even though they have a very long way to go before there is any possibility of mining.

For your reading enjoyment, the Reclamation Plan is linked here, along with comments on the plan prepared for us by expert geophysicist Dr. Dave Chambers.

There remain many unanswered questions about Hudbay/Rosemont’s plan for the western flank of the Santa Rita Mountains. For example, their so-called Reclamation Plan indicates that they are thinking of running an underground pipeline through Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land – thus requiring an analysis of environmental impacts pursuant to federal law. Also, Canadian financial regulations require that they publish an economic feasibility analysis, which will likely shed more light on their plans.

You can be assured we are staying on top of these issues and are prepared, with your help, to challenge them every step of the way.

What’s Happening on the East side of the Santa Ritas?

While we wait for a decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on our legal challenge that has stopped them from proceeding with construction of the Rosemont Mine, there is still activity occurring.

Hudbay has bulldozed new roads and drill pads on this side of the mountain range, which are prominent eyesores from Scenic Highway 83. Fortunately, these will disappear over time. Mother Nature will take care of them.

We continue to work hard to prevent mining in the Santa Ritas. And, we think we will prevail. As always, thank you all for your long-term support.

Gayle Hartmann, President

Filed Under: Mine Plan, News, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine, Uncategorized

It’s Not Over!

March 22, 2019 By Lisa Froelich 1 Comment

A message from SSSR President Gayle Hartmann:

It’s Not Over!

We are disappointed but not surprised that the Army Corps of Engineers has granted the Clean Water Act 404 permit for the proposed Rosemont Mine in the Santa Rita Mountains.

In doing so, they rejected the recommendation from their own Los Angeles District office as well as ignoring the many serious concerns expressed by the EPA and other agencies.

As you may know, a case is working its way through Federal court in Tucson right now. The crux of the case is our contention that the Environmental Impact Statement and Coronado National Forest Service Record of Decision are based on numerous violations of federal law. We’ll keep you informed as this moves forward. If/when we win, the whole shebang goes back to the drawing board!

What you can do:

  • Contact Congresswoman Kirkpatrick and thank her for her opposition to the mine: https://kirkpatrick.house.gov/
  • Contact Congressman Grijalva and thank him for his work as the Chairman for the Natural Resources Committee and for his dedication to reforming the 1872 Mining Law: https://grijalva.house.gov/connect-with-raul
  • Write a letter to the Arizona Daily Star (www.tucson.com/opinion) or the Green Valley News (https://www.gvnews.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/). They can be only 160 words, so keep it short and sweet. Additional information for writing letters can be found on our website here:http://www.scenicsantaritas.org/action/letter-writing/
  • We are so fortunate to receive tremendous financial support from our donors and friends and will continue to be grateful to accept donations to help with our Legal Defense Fund.

As you all know:

Water Matters More!

Clean Air Matters More!

Our Cultural Heritage Matters More!

The Economies of Local Communities Matter More!

A Scenic Highway Matters More!

Jaguars, Ocelots and Black Bears Matter More!

A Beautiful Mountain Matters More!

The World We Leave To Our Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren Matters More!

Many thanks to you all for your long-term support!

Keep the faith,

Gayle Hartmann, president

Save the Scenic Santa Ritas

Filed Under: News, Rosemont, 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)

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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