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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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Category Archives: Deceptions
Rosemont Deception of the Day: Thousands of Jobs
Augusta Resource Corporation’s top executives are issuing wildly divergent estimates on the number of jobs that would be created by its Rosemont Copper Company subsidiary if the proposed Rosemont mine is built. Augusta Resource CEO Gil Clausen said in an … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception of the Day: No plans to mine on Western slope of Santa Rita Mountains
Augusta Resource Corp. officials have repeatedly stated that its Rosemont Copper Co. subsidiary has no plans to develop three mining claims along the ridgeline and west side of the Santa Rita Mountains in addition to the massive Rosemont copper mine … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception of the Day: EPA’s Role in the Permitting of the Proposed Rosemont Mine
Augusta Resource Corp. the Vancouver, B.C. parent company of Rosemont Copper Co., is misleading the public, investors and Canadian regulators over the authority the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has in issuing a crucial Clean Water Act Permit needed to build … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception of the Day: Dodging County Code
Tucson and Pima County have taken significant steps to ensure southern Arizona remains a worldwide center for astronomy. A key part of this effort has been the development of a strict lighting code designed to maintain optimum dark skies for … Continue reading
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Rosemont Deception Of The Day: Bogus Polling
Rosemont Copper Company’s spin machine is working overtime as the company’s cash reserves dwindle ($9.8 million) and short term debt skyrockets ($83 million due July 2014). Rosemont’s Vancouver, B.C. owners – Augusta Resource Corp. and its local supporters – are … Continue reading
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