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Opposition and Resolutions

Southern Arizona Doesn’t Want Another Mine!

See our Endorsements page for a full list of businesses, organizations, clubs and groups endorsing our efforts to protect our public lands from mining.

The public opposition in and around Tucson is strong! The opposition comes in many forms, and includes most of the surrounding area’s elected officials and jurisdictions:

    • Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, Congressman Raul Grijalva and former congress members Gabrielle Giffords and Ron Barber
    • Former and current State legislators Paula Aboud, Tim Bee, David Bradley, Olivia Cajero-Bedford, Andrés Cano, Andrea Dalessandro, Domingo DeGrazia, Kirsten Engel, Steve Farley, Dr. Randall Friese, Jorge Luis Garcia, Matt Heinz, Phil Lopes, Stephanie Mach, Marian McClure, Jonathan Paton, Daniel Patterson, Pamela Powers Hannley, Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton, Victoria Steele, Bruce Wheeler, Nancy Young Wright
    • Pima and Santa Cruz Counties
    • City of Tucson
    • Towns of Patagonia and Sahuarita
    • San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham, the Tohono O’odham Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe

“Southern Arizonans from every political persuasion are united in their opposition to the Rosemont Copper project. We will not allow Augusta to destroy our beloved Santa Rita Mountains. Augusta wants to make the Santa Ritas, hot, flat and dry.”

– Former Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll

Resolutions

Nearly every jurisdiction and political body in Southern Arizona has passed a resolution opposing mining in the Santa Rita Mountains. Here are their resolutions.

Pima County Board of Supervisors: April 2019,  Jan. 16, 2007

Town of Sahuarita, Jan. 22, 2007

City of Tucson, Feb. 6, 2007

Town of Patagonia, Feb. 20, 2007

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Feb. 23, 2007

Green Valley Community Coordinating Council, letter opposing the Rosemont Mine, Aug. 27, 2007

Congresswoman Giffords’ statement opposing the Rosemont Mine, Sept. 7, 2007

Arizona Lawmakers oppose the Rosemont mine and ask for an independent review, Oct. 12, 2007

Pima County’s resolution opposing the CAP pipeline proposed by Augusta

Pima County Board of Supe rvisors Resolution in opposition to mining in Pima County Reserves and biologically valuable lands, June 7, 2005

San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Sept. 2, 2008

The Tohono O’odham Nation, Oct. 22, 2009

1997 Resolutions Opposing mining at Rosemont Ranch

Pima County Board of Supervisors, May 30, 1997

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, May 14, 1997

Here’s what high school student, Kara Gibson from Greenwood Springs, Colorado, had to say after her flight over the Santa Rita Mountains (November 10, 2007):

“The Santa Ritas are some of the most exquisite mountains … The landscape has a dreamlike quality, populated as it is by agave, mesquite, cacti of many descriptions, tall grasses, and funny yucca that resemble diminutive palm trees … Alas, a significant portion of this magnificent country may swiftly fall prey to an open-pit mine, courtesy of the 1872 Mining Law and the Augusta Resource Corp. …Could such splendid wilderness really be sacrificed in favor of toxic Technicolor lakes and tailings piles? I urge you … to take action to prevent this woeful occurrence. Open-pit mines are not a pretty sight, even from 1,000 feet.”

 

Recent Posts

  • 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
  • Letter: Proposed New Mines in Santa Ritas November 28, 2022
  • Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas November 28, 2022
  • Annual pulses of copper-enriched sediment in a North American river downstream of a large lake following the catastrophic failure of a mine tailings storage facility November 28, 2022

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Rosemont/ Copper World Mine Complex News

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

More Posts from this Category

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

LENS ON THE LAND

October 2022 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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