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State Land Department breaks promise to notify Pima County before advancing Copper World’s request to purchase land for toxic waste dumps
Pima County’s top administrator has requested a meeting with the Arizona State Land Department’s Commissioner after failing to notify the county it was advancing an application from Copper World to purchase State Trust Land to expand toxic waste dumps.
State advances Copper World’s bid to purchase 160 acres to expand tailings dump
The Arizona State Land Department’s Board of Appeals today approved Copper World’s application to purchase 160 acres of State Trust Land that would allow the company to dump mining waste immediately south of Corona de Tucson.
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. In May 2025, the judge denied ADEQ's Motion to Dismiss, allowing the appeal to move forward.
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.
October 21, 2025
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