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Fighting to protect the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains from the devastating impacts of mining.

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The Land

Santa Rita Mountains, as seen from the west side, by Frank Walsh
Rosemont site, looking east, by Gooch Goodwin
Partial view of the proposed mine site, looking west, by Cheryl Rogos
A winter storm blankets the Rosemont Site, looking west, by Michael McNulty
Everything Under the Sun, by Howard Paley
Aerial view of the Rosemont site, by Paul Condon
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The Rosemont Valley within the Coronado National Forest is a place where you can feel an indelible connection to nature. Spending even a few moments there, you begin to understand the deep, spiritual relationship that people of the Tohono O’odham Nation have with these ancestral lands.

Walking among the majestic oaks, looking down into the valley from the ridge, you are over- whelmed by the vastness of the landscape. Despite its close proximity to Tucson, the land is only minimally disturbed by signs of civilization, and the sounds of rustling leaves and grass are seldom disrupted. This is nature: diverse, raw, and breathtaking.

If the mine is built as planned, most of the land in each of these images would be forever altered. What is now a landscape of undulating hills and rocky mountains would be replaced by steeply terraced mountains of tailings standing about 700 feet above the valley floor.

Recent Posts

  • A great win today for our Santa Rita Mountains and for American public lands! May 12, 2022
  • “Uncelebrate!” The 1872 Mining Law is an antiquated law! Support Rep. Grijalva’s and Sen. Heinrich’s legislation, the Clean Energy Minerals Reforms Act of 2022 instead! May 10, 2022
  • Oak Flat event here in Tucson, May 11, 2022 May 9, 2022
  • Dismissing Native American concerns, Hudbay keeps moving dirt (AZ Luminaria feature) May 7, 2022
  • Arizona Public Media’s “The Buzz” interviews Save The Scenic Santa Ritas for episode on mining. May 6, 2022

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  • Hudbay says it is developing plans to build at least three open-pit copper mines on west side of Santa Rita Mountains October 6, 2021
  • Hudbay tells investors and analysts that it owns enough land to mine the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains August 12, 2021
  • Rosemont will destroy Santa Rita Mountains to export copper overseas May 18, 2021
  • Pima County reaffirms resolution opposing Rosemont Mine April 19, 2019

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Members of the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council, by Jeanne S. Broome
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Hiking at the Rosemont Site, by Dennis Caldwell
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Litigation Update

Oral arguments for our case before the 9th Circuit Appeals Court were held on February 1, 2021. Because of COVID, the oral arguments were virtual, and we could listen in. You can watch the recording here.

We cannot predict when we will hear a decision, but we expect to have to wait several months.

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