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Community Meeting (Recording)

300+ residents gather in Sahuarita to hear the latest Copper World developments and get organized!

Stan Hart, Green Valley resident, warns of big traffic problems in Sahuarita

The proposed Copper World mine will unleash a torrent of heavy trucks traveling through downtown Sahuarita that will create a significant public nuisance and threaten the health and safety of residents.

Copper World Opponents Appeal ADEQ's Air Permit

On January 31, 2025, SSSR, the Center for Biological Diversity and Farmers Investment Co. filed an appeal to the Air Quality Permit granted to Copper World on January 2, 2025 by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

SSSR and Farmers Investment Company file lawsuit to overturn linchpin Copper World right-of-way across the Santa Rita Experimental Range

In the wake of our September victory in an Open Meetings Law violation lawsuit, SSSR and Farmers Investment Company filed a new lawsuit seeking to overturn a crucial right-of-way that is necessary for the operation of the proposed $1.3 billion Copper World mining complex.

Dust kicks up along Santa Rita Rd, Hudbay tasked with creating a dust mitigation plan

Beginning in November 2024, we started to hear increasing reports of dust along Santa Rita Rd and blasting sounds from the Copper World Site. SSSR has been communicating with all relevant organizations to arrive at a solution.

Local opinion: We fight for the Santa Ritas to Preserve culture, water and life, Austin Nunez

Austin Nunez, Chairman of the San Xavier District, Tohono O'odham Nation.
Special to the Arizona Daily Star, Jan 26, 2025

AZ State land board approves legally flawed agenda to cure Open Meetings Law violation

The ASLD’s Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to rectify an Open Meetings Law violation related to the issuance of a right of way that would allow Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals, Inc., to construct mining waste pipelines across the Santa Rita Experimental Range for its Copper World mining complex.

URGENT ACTION: SSSR triumphs in lawsuit but we need to email Governor Hobbs TODAY to secure the win!

Judge rules State violated the Open Meetings Law when it approved the value of a crucial right-of-way for the Copper World mine. URGENT ACTION: Tell Governor Hobbs to immediately direct the Arizona State Land Department to REVOKE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY!

15 Tribes and Organizations submit comments for Copper World Air Permit

On July 15, 2024, the comment period opened for the proposal to issue an air quality permit for the construction and operation of Hudbay’s Copper World Project. Comments were due Sept. 15, 2024. Jeremy Nichols with the Center for Biological Diversity authored comments, in partnership with SSSR.

Local opinion: Copper World will enrich Hudbay but hurt Pima County

Rob Peters, Thomas Nelson and Steve Brown respond to Opinion Letter from Jerry Bustamante (Hudbay's Public Affairs Manager) Re: the Aug. 14 article “Economic study on Copper World Project is flawed.”

Copper World Granted Aquifer Protection Permit by ADEQ

Copper World has been granted an Aquifer Protection Permit by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Our team is reviewing the permit closely and comparing the permit terms against the comments we provided in April 2024.

Energy Permitting Reform Act Threatens to reverse the 2022 Rosemont Decision

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. Under the guise of “permitting reform,” this legislation will roll back important protections for communities affected by extraction, promote oil and gas drilling and infrastructure.

April 12, 2025

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