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USGS rejects request by six U.S. senators to add copper to Critical Minerals List

The U.S. Geological Survey has reaffirmed its 2022 decision to exclude copper from the nation’s Critical Minerals List (CML) after a bi-partisan group of U.S. senators urged the agency in February to reconsider its determination prior to the next triennial … Continue reading

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Rosemont will destroy Santa Rita Mountains to export copper overseas

Arizona’s unrefined copper concentrate exports are soaring at the same time two foreign-owned, multinational mining companies are planning to construct the Rosemont and Resolution copper mines. The mines would be among the largest in the country, raising questions of whether … Continue reading

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