Are we prepared for more mines?
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-nov-8/article_0371145c-3e5d-11ec-b73e-771bc098557f.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Roger Engels
November 8, 2021
Mines get what the mines want
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-nov-7/article_03b36840-3e47-11ec-a21b-5f132fd8f066.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Richard Govern
November 7, 2021
State OK’s Open-Pit Mine Site’s Reclamation Plan Near Tucson
https://news.azpm.org/s/90459-state-oks-open-pit-mine-sites-reclamation-plan-near-tucson/
Associated Press
October 31, 2021
Arizona mine inspector OKs Hudbay reclamation plan for Santa Ritas’ west slope
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-mine-inspector-oks-hudbay-reclamation-plan-for-santa-ritas-west-slope/article_c5fd07e8-3759-11ec-ba6b-07770f18b4b6.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
October 30, 2021
Hudbay plan calls for a head start on reclamation while mining proceeds
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/hudbay-plan-calls-for-a-head-start-on-reclamation-while-mining-proceeds/article_aed91124-239f-11ec-8959-2f4a620f7ef3.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
October 3, 2021
Metallica frontman’s foundation sells land here to Rosemont Copper for $1.2 million
https://tucson.com/news/local/metallica-frontmans-foundation-sells-land-here-to-rosemont-copper-for-1-2-million/article_1a1b368e-35dd-11ec-9284-eb25ee435f11.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
October 30, 2021
Metallica singer James Hetfield sells 20 acres in Pima County for $1.2M
https://azbigmedia.com/real-estate/metallica-singer-james-hetfield-sells-20-acres-in-pima-county-for-1-2m/
AZ Big Media
October 29, 2021
Hudbay detected massive copper deposits on the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains
https://nabur.gvnews.com/post/hudbay-detected-massive-copper-deposits-on-the-western-side-of-the-santa-ri–615b8fa8ff14a9dbfbfc8e7b
Kevin Murphy, Green Valley News
October 6, 2021
Hudbay tells state it will build three open pits on the Santa Ritas’ west slope
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/hudbay-tells-state-it-will-build-three-open-pits-on-the-santa-ritas-west-slope/article_a9310d86-1fc0-11ec-9e9d-cb801c61e617.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
October 3, 2021
Huge deposits likely to mean mining coming first to west side of mountain
https://www.gvnews.com/news/huge-deposits-likely-to-mean-mining-coming-first-to-west-side-of-mountain/article_bcc57160-227d-11ec-ab60-83e97afa487a.html
Dan Shearer, Green Valley News
October 1, 2021
Succulent in Arizona’s sky islands listed as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2021/09/27/bartrams-stonecrop-succulent-threatened-southern-arizona/
Olivia Dow/Cronkite News
September 27, 2021
Feds deal another setback to Rosemont mine by upholding jaguar habitat
https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/business/article_4c6aa524-0feb-11ec-9cbd-e313461fe04a.html
Kimberly Silverio-Bautista, Cronkite News
September 8, 2021
Hudbay owns extensive private land on Santa Ritas’ west slope
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/hudbay-owns-extensive-private-land-on-santa-ritas-west-slope/article_981d1586-09df-11ec-887a-77a0db49c38a.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
September 5, 2021
U.S. Fish and Wildlife rejects Rosemont Copper petition to shrink critical jaguar habitat
https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2021/9/3/199914-us-fish-and-wildlife-rejects-rosemont-copper-petition-to-shrink-critical-jaguar-habitat/
Alisa Reznick, AZPM
September 3, 2021
Federal judge in Tucson throws out Trump rule limiting protection of streams, washes
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/federal-judge-in-tucson-throws-out-trump-rule-limiting-protection-of-streams-washes/article_7f9af134-09f0-11ec-a5f9-13093441c88a.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
September 1, 2021
Judge strikes down Trump-era water regulation that limited protections
https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2021/9/1/199740-judge-strikes-down-trump-era-water-regulation-that-limited-protections/
Emma Gibson, AZPM News
September 1, 2021
Rare Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species Act Protection
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/rare-arizona-plant-threatened-by-rosemont-copper-mine-receives-endangered-species-act-protection-2021-08-30/
Center for Biological Diversity Press Release
August 30, 2021
Hudbay tells investors and analysts that it owns enough land to mine the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains
https://www.rosemontminetruth.com/hudbay-tells-investors-and-analysts-that-it-owns-enough-land-to-mine-the-western-side-of-the-santa-rita-mountains/
Rosemont Mine Truth
August 12, 2021
Hudbay sees Copper World as ‘interesting’ alternative or add-on to Rosemont
https://www.miningweekly.com/article/hudbay-sees-copper-world-as-interesting-alternative-or-add-on-to-rosemont-2021-08-12
Miningweekly.com
August 12, 2021
Letter: Mining in the Santa Rita Mountain Range
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-mining-in-the-santa-rita-mountain-range/article_9d0fff1a-fab0-11eb-b053-bb2de83259c0.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Charles Stack
August 12, 2021
Hudbay ramps up spending to drill on the Santa Ritas’ west slope
https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/hudbay-ramps-up-spending-to-drill-on-the-santa-ritas-west-slope/article_060a37e2-f0a2-11eb-a6e7-5b965c95392d.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
August 7, 2021
Will This Court Case End the Mining Industry’s 150-Year Dominance of the West?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/will-this-court-case-end-the-mining-industrys-150-year-dominance-of-the-west/
Elizabeth Royte, Mother Jones
August 2, 2021
Agency wrong to stop regulating Rosemont Mine site’s streams, washes, EPA says
https://tucson.com/news/local/agency-wrong-to-stop-regulating-rosemont-mine-sites-streams-washes-epa-says/article_7cffc5f0-ef36-11eb-ab85-8b3ec8d590f2.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
July 31, 2021
Letter: Re: the May 17. article “Letter: Rosemont Mine”
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-re-the-may-17-article-letter-rosemont-mine/article_91e858aa-d93e-11eb-9f6a-9bf69d29092a.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Ray Brown
July 6, 2021
To Create a Clean Energy Future, Mining Reform Must Be Front and Center
https://earthjustice.org/from-the-experts/2021-june/to-create-a-clean-energy-future-mining-reform-must-be-front-and-center
Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative, EarthJustice
June 28, 2021
US Justice department backs land swap for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper mine
https://www.mining.com/us-justice-department-backs-rio-tintos-arizona-copper-mine/
Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
June 25, 2021
Letter: Arizona Mines
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-arizona-mines/article_54eb6404-ceb4-11eb-bec4-535f90721a55.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Donald Groner
June 17, 2021
MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades
https://www.mining.com/mapped-these-25-projects-will-set-the-copper-price-for-decades/
Frik Els, Mining.com
June 17, 2021
Letter: Climate Change & Water
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letter-climate-change-water/article_97725014-cd31-11eb-9710-6f2278d1f90b.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Judy Bullington
June 15, 2021
Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species Protection
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/arizona-plant-threatened-by-rosemont-copper-mine-receives-endangered-species-protection-2021-06-14/
Center For Biological Diversity Press Release
June 14, 2021
Letter: Our laughable response to environmental issues
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-our-laughable-response-to-environmental-issues/article_888583d6-ca5d-11eb-a623-03bfd3d1d8d8.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Peggy Hendrickson
June 14, 2021
‘America the Beautiful’ Points the Way Toward Necessary Conservation of Lands and Waters
https://earthjustice.org/from-the-experts/2021-may/america-the-beautiful-points-the-way-toward-necessary-conservation-of-lands-and-waters
Earth Justice, From the Experts by Addie Haughey, Legislative Director, Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans
May 20, 2021
Rosemont will destroy Santa Rita Mountains to export copper overseas
https://www.rosemontminetruth.com/rosemont-will-destroy-santa-rita-mountains-to-export-copper-overseas/
Rosemont Mine Truth
May 18, 2021
Letter: No mining, please, in the Santa Ritas
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-may-17/article_3c225856-b4ce-11eb-93c7-1fd3495caf1e.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Ellen Garms
May 17, 2021
Saving groundwater: 3 new pipelines to bring CAP to Tucson’s suburbs
https://tucson.com/news/local/saving-groundwater-3-new-pipelines-to-bring-cap-to-tucsons-suburbs/article_b7f33fb0-9c9e-11eb-81b6-539c8e74c10f.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
May 7, 2021
Army walks back Trump-era ban on consultations with tribes over wash regulation
https://tucson.com/news/local/army-walks-back-trump-era-ban-on-consultations-with-tribes-over-wash-regulation/article_6e3b1912-a471-11eb-bdda-03f718f5a64c.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
April 27, 2021
EPA says Corps failed to adequately consult on Rosemont Mine permitting decision
https://tucson.com/news/local/epa-says-corps-failed-to-adequately-consult-on-rosemont-mine-permitting-decision/article_106f6ec8-a2fa-11eb-b378-0fd58ca1fd78.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
April 24, 2021
Pima County reaffirms resolution opposing Rosemont Mine
https://www.rosemontminetruth.com/pima-county-reaffirms-resolution-opposing-rosemont-mine/
Rosemont Mine Truth
April 19, 2021
Letter: Bottom line for Santa Ritas
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-april-17/article_45bbb3ae-9e02-11eb-9954-d309a07ecbc1.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Rick Scifres
April 17, 2021
Save the Santa Ritas: Don’t let Hudbay destroy even more of the Santa Ritas
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/save-the-santa-ritas-dont-let-hudbay-destroy-even-more-of-the-santa-ritas/article_62100745-b478-5f3b-a625-bb0828a8cacf.html
Gayle Hartmann Special to the Arizona Daily Star
April 10, 2021
Letter: Water, water everywhere?
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-water-water-everywhere/article_7ade0534-922f-11eb-86ea-a7d0eaaf4b79.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Gerry Maggiora
April 1, 2021
Mining company makes copper discovery south of Tucson
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/mining-company-makes-copper-discovery-south-of-tucson
KGUN / Associated Press
April 1, 2021
Hudbay says it found copper that could result in open pit mines on Santa Ritas’ west side
https://tucson.com/news/local/hudbay-says-it-found-copper-that-could-result-in-open-pit-mines-on-santa-ritas/article_78ef861e-d116-5586-b410-6c5bddae7bc6.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
April 1, 2021
Army Corps taps Trump rule, stiff-arms tribe on Ariz. mine
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063729049
Hannah Northey and James Marshall, E&E News reporters
April 1, 2021
Hudbay says it’s found copper that could result in open pit mines on Santa Ritas’ west side
https://tucson.com/news/local/hudbay-finds-new-copper-deposits-that-could-result-in-open-pit-mines-on-santa-ritas/article_2ff27050-91bc-11eb-b60e-cfa0c7076a35.html
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
March 31, 2021
Letter: Rosemont Mine and our Precious Water
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-rosemont-mine-and-our-precious-water/article_84d0b3ca-8ea6-11eb-b7e4-2fa6aab345cf.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Regina Watkins
March 30, 2021
Q&A with Hudbay: Major find could bring mining to western side of Santa Ritas
https://www.gvnews.com/news/q-a-with-hudbay-major-find-could-bring-mining-to-western-side-of-santa-ritas/article_ee21835e-90c2-11eb-90e6-cb94c034144b.html
Dan Shearer, Green Valley News
March 29, 2021
Letter: Arizona Copper Mining Isn’t Green
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-arizona-copper-mining-isn-t-green/article_7fd6da5a-8de0-11eb-a779-43c422db5b4a.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Karl Flessa
March 28, 2021
Letter: Rosemont Mine
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-rosemont-mine/article_dcab9a96-8ddf-11eb-bddd-5b37e4af881c.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by Joyce Harrison
March 27, 2021
Proposed Arizona Mine Passes Federal Regulatory Hurdle
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2021-03-26/proposed-arizona-mine-passes-federal-regulatory-hurdle
Associate Press
March 26, 2021
Rosemont Mine wins big legal victory due to Trump administration rule changes
https://tucson.com/news/local/rosemont-mine-wins-big-legal-victory-due-to-trump-administration-rule-changes/article_f5c838a2-8da5-11eb-bc2b-5b64a5517bc2.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
March 25, 2021
Letter: Hudbay doesn’t tell the whole story
https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/local-issues/letter-hudbay-doesnt-tell-the-whole-story/article_aace9090-8b33-11eb-94ba-b3fc3e67028c.html
Arizona Daily Star Letter to the Editor by James Nesci
March 23, 2021
Why a new jaguar sighting near the Arizona-Mexico border gives experts hope
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/jaguar-near-arizona-border-wall-mexico
Douglas Main, National Geographic
March 23, 2021
Local Opinion: America’s energy future is green with Arizona’s copper
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-america-s-energy-future-is-green-with-arizonas-copper/article_2109ce84-5177-50f7-9087-229fc5efec3f.html
Andre Lauzon Special to the Arizona Daily Star
March 19, 2021
9th Circuit judges now weighing arguments over Rosemont Mine
https://tucson.com/news/local/9th-circuit-judges-now-weighing-arguments-over-rosemont-mine/article_5bf5e6dd-79f5-50c3-ae74-cce9d5f30383.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
February 15, 2021
Letter: Time for court to stop Rosemont
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/letters-to-the-editor-feb-3/article_06aa6e53-ebc5-5a48-a8f1-95d991dabeec.html
Ted Crisboi, Arizona Daily Star letter to the editor
February 3, 2021
Feds ask 9th Circuit to approve Rosemont Copper Mine plan
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020221_rosemont_copper_mine/feds-ask-9th-circuit-approve-rosemont-copper-mine-plan/
B. Poole, TucsonSentinel.com
February 2, 2021
Court Hears Oral Arguments In Rosemont Copper Mine Case
https://kjzz.org/content/1655844/court-hears-oral-arguments-rosemont-copper-mine-case
Ron Dungan, kjzz.org
February 2, 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers weighs its authority over Rosemont Mine
https://news.azpm.org/p/news-topical-nature/2021/1/21/187737-us-army-corps-of-engineers-weighs-its-authority-over-rosemont-mine/
Emma Gibson, AZ Public Media
January 21, 2021
Army Corps reverses pledge to consult with tribes over Rosemont Mine authority
https://tucson.com/news/local/army-corps-reverses-pledge-to-consult-with-tribes-over-rosemont-mine-authority/article_a642456d-d834-5d52-bb1e-95618824adc0.html
Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star
January 20, 2021
Just can’t get enough news about Saving the Santa Ritas? Here are links to articles/letters, etc. from 2020: https://www.scenicsantaritas.org/news/links-to-recent-news-and-letters-2020/
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