The EPA concludes Rosemont Copper Mine fails to meet …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Toronto-based Minerals' environmental mitigation plan for the proposed $1.9 billion Rosemont Copper Mine fails to address its impacts to southern Arizona's water resources and fails to meet regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act.
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US Forest Service completes Rosement EIS
The U.S. Forest Service completed the Rosemont Copper final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that states that while the proposed mine would cause negative impacts, Augusta Resources is in line with nearly all environmental laws. The final Rosemont Mine EIS was posted on the Forest Service's website () on Nov. 29 ...
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Rosemont Mine
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Forest's MOU with Rosemont was recently amended to require completion of the draft EIS by November 2009, before much of the information needed to inform alternatives analysis would be available, and without resolution of the validity issue.
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The Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine
In May 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling in 2019 that vacated the FS's 2013 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), 2017 Record of …
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Key Documents
Below is a list of key documents, studies and other resources related to the proposed Rosemont mine. Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Rosemont Copper Project – The public comment period for the DEIS ends on January 18, 2012.. Rosemont Economic Impacts – an overview of the potential negative impacts the proposed mine would …
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Court asked to vacate NV lithium mine approval after …
Lawyers representing BLM and Lithium Americas argued that the Rosemont decision is narrow in scope and should not be used to justify vacating the mine's approval, adding that the agency already addressed violations through their federal review process last month.
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Documents | Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange …
Federal Register Notice of Availability. EIS No. 20210005, Final, USFS, AZ, Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange, Review Period Ends: 03/01/2021 ... and San Tan, Arizona from March - June 2016. 180 total questions and answers are recorded here in 5 categories: NEPA process, impact analysis, land exchange, mine proprosal, and general ...
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[OPINION] Amber Smith: With mining in Tucson's blood, it's …
To this day, Arizona mining companies produce 65 percent of the copper in the United States. This history of mining in our... Skip to content. September 4, 2024 5:05 pm Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Linkedin. Featured News; Real Estate; ...
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Rosemont Mine project dealt major setback | Copper Era
On Thursday, a three-member 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld that 2019 ruling, agreeing the Forest Service relied on incorrect assumptions about its legal …
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The Objection Process for Decisions on Land …
Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR 219 Subpart B, establishes the re-quirements for the pre-decisional administrative review process. This process builds on early participation intention of resolving concerns a decision is made. Prior to the 2012 Planning Rule, plans were subject to a post-decisional appeal process. Under
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PRESS RELEASES
December 28, 2010 – Rosemont Mine EIS Process Violating Federal Law. December 28, 2010 – Seven Imperiled Brazilian Species Gain Endangered Status. ... February 1, 2010 – Proposed PolyMet Mine Would Violate Environmental Laws and Cannot Proceed. February 1, 2010 – Lawsuit Initiated to Curb Soot Pollution.
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Rosemont Copper Project EIS Cooperating Agency …
preparing the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Rosemont Mine. Specifically, the inclusion of Rosemont representatives on a regular and systematic basis in …
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Mining Law | Rosemont Mine Truth
U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's pending resignation opens the door for former Rosemont Copper Company lobbyist David Bernhardt to become acting Interior secretary at a pivotal time in the permitting process for Rosemont's proposed massive open-pit copper mine. …
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TECHNICAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION AIR QUALITY …
PROCESS DESCRIPTION The Rosemont Copper Project will primarily mine copper along with minor quantities of molybdenum, silver and other by-products. The copper mineralization in the area is a sulfide ore with a cap of oxide copper close to the surface. The sulfide and oxide ore will be mined through conventional open pit mining techniques.
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Rosemont: efforts to stop mine based on activism, not science or law
Public statements by the founder of an environmental group fighting the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine are intended to "intimidate" and "bully" federal regulatory officials, according to a top executive for Skip to main content. You have permission to …
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Minerals will appeal federal court ruling stopping Rosemont Mine
The Canadian mining company proposing to build an open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains said Thursday that it will appeal a federal judge's ruling blocking the mine's construction.
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After 11 years, legal, bureaucratic battles over …
By Sarabeth Henne | Cronkite News A proposal for a massive open-pit copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains will be back in court this month as opponents challenge permits for the project, the latest twist in an 11-year …
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Minerals will appeal federal court ruling stopping Rosemont Mine
The appeal will go to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Rosemont Mine EIS Process Violating Federal Law
— The Coronado National Forest is violating federal law as it develops the environmental impact statement for the Rosemont mine by allowing representatives of …
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CEO: Augusta must resolve all litigation before it can …
Augusta Resource Corporation cannot access funds needed to begin construction on its massive Rosemont copper project until all litigation challenging the mine has been concluded, David Garofalo, president and CEO of Mineral Resources, stated in a March 14 press release.. For the last several years, Vancouver, B.C.-based Augusta has stated in financial disclosure …
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Chapter 1. Purpose of and Need for Action
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project 1 Chapter 1. Purpose of and Need for Action Introduction Land managers for the Coronado National Forest (the Coronado), an administrative unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service ), prepared this draft environmental
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the …
Intent to prepare this document was published in the Federal Register on March 13, 2008. ... of Intent that was published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2008. The Rosemont Copper Project proposes to mine copper and associated ... 1986 "Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan." A final environmental impact statement ...
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Enviros argue Rosemont's push to mine to west side of …
Led by Center for Biological Diversity, environmental groups filed a notice of intent—a prelude to a federal lawsuit—against Rosemont Copper, arguing the company violated federal law.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the …
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT . Dear Interested Party: The Rosemont Copper Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) reports the Forest Service's analysis findings for operation of a proposed open-pit copper mine south of Tucson, Arizona. As proposed by the Rosemont Copper Company, the operation would directly impact
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2008-00816- Rosemont Copper Project
On July 31, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona vacated and remanded the U.S. Forest Service's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rosemont …
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The Rosemont Mine Decision and the Future of Federal …
In the Rosemont case, Rosemont Copper Company had a valid mining claim (under the Act) for the land where it proposed to locate the mine. However, in its mining plan …
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Pima County: Forest Service is rushing to judgment and …
Pima County's top administrator is warning that the U.S. Forest Service has "mischaracterized" statements in the draft Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Rosemont mine and is "rushing" to issue a final decision for the massive open pit copper mine despite significant changes to the project that have never been publicly analyzed.
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The U.S. Mining Industry and the Rosemont Decision
The U.S. Mining Industry and the Rosemont Decision . Congressional Research Service 2 . Figure 1. Hardrock Mining Process . Source: U.S. GOV'T ACCOUNTABILITY …
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont …
The purpose and need for action is to respond to Rosemont Copper's preliminary MPO to mine copper and associated minerals for which they own private mineral rights and have a …
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U.S. Forest Service delivers Rosemont Preliminary Draft EIS …
The Cooperating Agencies have been mandated with 30 days to provide their final comments on the draft EIS as part of the federal government National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") process.
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