Category Archives: Wildlife

Former Rosemont lobbyist set to become acting Interior Secretary

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. … Continue reading

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Harper’s turns its sharp eye on Rosemont and Resolution mines

The September issue of Harper’s Magazine reports on proposals by foreign companies to construct two massive copper mines on environmentally sensitive landscapes held sacred by Arizona Native American tribes. Written by Tucson-based journalist Mort Rosenblum and graced with stunning photography by … Continue reading

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Red Kite waives loan condition and advances Augusta Resource $6 million to address endangered species review

In the wake of federal wildlife regulators’ decision to reopen studies of the proposed Rosemont copper mine’s impact on endangered species, cash-strapped Augusta Resource Corporation has obtained a $6 million loan advance and now expects final federal approvals to be … Continue reading

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A new round of endangered species review delivers potentially crippling blow to Augusta Resource’s Rosemont copper project

The discovery last month of one male ocelot near the proposed Rosemont copper mine site and new information on the impacts to other endangered species has triggered a new round of formal endangered species act consultations between federal regulatory agencies. … Continue reading

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Arizona Game & Fish Department warns Rosemont mine could pollute protected “Outstanding Arizona Waters”

The Arizona Game & Fish Department (AGFD) is sharply criticizing the Coronado National Forest’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Rosemont copper mine stating the Forest Service failed to adequately disclose that the mine may pollute two sensitive waterways that … Continue reading

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