Category Archives: Feasibility Study

Pima County joins Grijalva and Barber calling for new Rosemont Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Pima County on Thursday joined Democratic U.S. Representatives Ron Barber and Raul Grijalva in formally requesting the U.S. Forest Service to require substantial revisions to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Rosemont copper mine. “A new draft DEIS … Continue reading

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Augusta faces another roadblock: State regulator says Rosemont mine may need to revise air quality permit

Augusta Resource Corporation’s clean air permit application for its planned Rosemont copper mine could be facing further delays after a state regulator said the application may need to be revised. The Arizona Daily Star reported Monday that recent changes to … Continue reading

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Augusta keeps open option to mine oxide ore at Rosemont

Augusta Resource Corporation is backing off its announcement last summer that it was abandoning plans to mine and process 64 million tons of oxide copper ore at its planned Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains on the Coronado … Continue reading

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