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- University of Arizona is advancing Copper World by quietly approving utility corridors across world-class research site
- After making a secret right-of-way deal, the State Land Department is poised to auction land for Copper World’s waste dumps
- Hudbay will initially export all copper produced at its proposed Copper World mine
- Hudbay wavers in its commitment that Rosemont/Copper World will produce copper for U.S. markets
- Canadian company planning Copper World/Rosemont mine complex is seeking buyer or merger partners
- USGS rejects request by six U.S. senators to add copper to Critical Minerals List
- Hudbay sets benchmarks to build Copper World/Rosemont mine complex
- Copper World’s high production of sulfuric acid poses serious pollution and water depletion threat to Santa Cruz River Valley
- Hudbay says it is developing plans to build at least three open-pit copper mines on west side of Santa Rita Mountains
- Hudbay tells investors and analysts that it owns enough land to mine the western side of the Santa Rita Mountains
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Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine could create a toxic pit lake that won’t be mitigated
The next post in a continuing series examining the significant failures in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine and the serious damage that the mine would inflict on Southern Arizona’s water supplies, wildlife, mountains … Continue reading
Posted in EIS, The closer you look, the worse it gets
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Augusta Resource: Rosemont mine project may get “bigger”
Updated on at 1:21 p.m., Feb. 26 to include information from the Augusta Resource Corp. “Directors Circular” concerning HudBay Mineral Resources’ takeover offer. Contrary to previous statements, Augusta Resource Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Gil Clausen on Monday said the company … Continue reading
Media Release: Save the Scenic Santa Ritas releases Investor Update on Augusta Resource Corporation
Yesterday, Save the Scenic Santa Ritas (SSSR), a non-profit environmental organization comprised of ranchers, small business owners and community members opposing the proposed massive Rosemont open-pit copper mine released an Investor Update on Augusta Resource. This Investor Update can be accessed … Continue reading
Posted in Investors
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Rosemont execs’ salary increase, stock compensation slashed
In spite of Augusta Resource Corporation’s failure to obtain key permits for its Rosemont copper project in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, it increased the base salaries of its employees by two percent. Augusta’s 2013 Management Proxy Circular … Continue reading
Augusta Resource drops shareholder ratification of poison pill plan from June 20 annual meeting
In a surprise move, Augusta Resource Corporation is not seeking shareholder approval of the company’s proposed poison pill strategy to thwart a possible hostile takeover at its upcoming June 20 annual meeting in Vancouver, B.C., according to a regulatory filing. … Continue reading
Posted in Deceptions, General, Investors
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