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Federal Memo May Bolster Hudbay’s Position on Rosemont Mine Site

March 16, 2023 By santaritas Leave a Comment

By Tony Davis, Feb 26, Arizona Daily Star

Assistant Army Secretary Michael Connor wrote an August 2022 memo withdrawing a decision that had overruled an earlier decision freeing the Rosemont site’s washes from federal Clean Water Act protection. Connor’s latest decision appears to restore a 2021 Army Corps of Engineers decision that the washes at the Rosemont site aren’t covered by the Clean Water Act. Despite that, late Friday an Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman referred in an email to a possibility of enforcement action against Hudbay’s plans to grade washes inside an area of the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson that’s covered by a now-suspended Clean Water Act permit for the Rosemont Mine.

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Filed Under: Other mining news, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine, SSSR News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Hudbay, Hudbay Minerals, In the News, Rosemont Copper, Santa Ritas, Tony Davis, Water

Hudbay Fights Order to Stop Grading at Mine Site Near Tucson

March 16, 2023 By santaritas Leave a Comment

Tony Davis | Feb. 12, 2023 | Updated March 9, 2023

Hudbay Minerals Inc. is contesting a federal agency’s order to stop grading and land-clearing on a portion of its Copper World project, while it’s under a law enforcement investigation by a second federal agency over its work at the entire site in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. The twin agency actions — one by the U.S. Army Corps of engineers, the other by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — raise questions about how long Hudbay can legally keep grading at the 4,500-acre, privately owned Copper World site on the west slope of the Santa Ritas.

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Filed Under: Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, SSSR News Tagged With: AZ Daily Star, Copper World, Hudbay, Santa Ritas, Tony Davis

THE HOT TOPIC: WATER OR LACK THEREOF

January 24, 2023 By santaritas Leave a Comment

Finally, the fact that there is not an inexhaustible supply of water in Arizona is making the news.

In a recent (Jan 22, 2023) interview with Tony Davis in the Arizona Daily Star, former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt pointed out: “There are still a significant number of groundwater users who have no replenishment obligations (meaning they aren’t required to replenish the aquifer with as much water as they pump from it) …” Babbit went on to point out that mining is one of those users.

He also talked about the creation of the Arizona Groundwater Management Act in 1980, which placed some limitations on water use in the urban areas of Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott. Unfortunately, there were no limitations on mining. SSSR’s longest serving board member, Dr. Morris Farr, was a state senator at the time and he sat on the committee that negotiated the Groundwater Management Act. He has reminded us many times, that, very unfortunately, the only way the Act could pass was to not affect mining. That is, mines could drill as deep as they wanted and pump as much as they wanted – and that remains true today. It is time for change! There is no longer enough water for mines to squander it washing rocks.

Tony Davis – Arizona Daily Star 1/21/23

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Take a look at the two letters to the editor below. One addresses the amount of water Hudbay/Copper World would like to use; the other points out that that copper is not in short supply.

Letters to the Editor:

* Insufficient water by Gayle Hartmann

* Green energy needs copper by Guy Rovella

Filed Under: Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine, SSSR News Tagged With: Aquifer, Tony Davis, Water

Hudbay ramps up excavation for Copper World Complex as local resistance continues and expands

January 7, 2023 By santaritas Leave a Comment

The new project would be larger, and last longer, than the stymied Rosemont Mine

BY: DAVID ABBOTT – FRIDAY JANUARY 6, 2023 12:49 PM

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Filed Under: News, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine Tagged With: Copperworld, Rosemont

Meet The Man Who Shoots At Birds All Day To Keep Them Off A Toxic Pit | World Wide Waste (video)

January 5, 2023 By santaritas Leave a Comment

A toxic lake in Montana resulting from an abandoned mine

A flooded open-pit copper mine outside of Butte attracts tens of thousands of migrating birds. Guns, drones, and cannons are used to scare birds from mining wastewater before they get fried in the acidic water.

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Filed Under: News, Other mining news, Rosemont, Rosemont in the News, Rosemont Mine Tagged With: Old mine, sulfuric acid

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Recent Posts

  • Federal Memo May Bolster Hudbay’s Position on Rosemont Mine Site March 16, 2023
  • Hudbay Minerals Stock Tumbled 16% Last Week to US$4.55 per Share March 16, 2023
  • Hudbay Fights Order to Stop Grading at Mine Site Near Tucson March 16, 2023
  • 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

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Rosemont/ Copper World Mine Complex News

Federal Memo May Bolster Hudbay’s Position on Rosemont Mine Site

Hudbay Fights Order to Stop Grading at Mine Site Near Tucson

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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Hudbay Minerals Stock Tumbled 16% Last Week to US$4.55 per Share

 

Update on Lake Mead and Lake Powell water levels

All that rain and snow hammering the West surely means good news for water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell. Here’s a video update from last week with the current situation and expectations for the rest of the year.
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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

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Recommended Reading List

Browse HERE over 30 titles of carefully selected books in various categories including: copper, water, mining, wilderness, exploration, and more. Your purchase supports the efforts of the SSSR

January 2023 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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