2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1278+ words) The University of Arizona is focusing on mining as one of its strengths and initiatives, and expects increased federal funding for it as the Trump administration emphasizes interest in critical minerals, including copper and rare earth minerals. In the newest…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1135+ words) A critical minerals mine in the Patagonia Mountains is upgrading its water treatment process and answering questions from concerned residents after a discharge exceeded its permitted level of a potentially toxic heavy metal. According to the Arizona Department of Environmental…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) Steve Christy was surely correct in suggesting that opposition to Hudbay was the 'driving force' behind the ill-fated truck-dust proposal (The Star, Dec. 28). I'm puzzled, though, by assumptions underlying the story. First, is there any rule or law requiring mines…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (424+ words) The University of Arizona has received a five-year federal grant of $14.8 million to help understand and mitigate health threats of dust from mine tailings and associated hazardous fungal spores, specifically within mining communities. The grant was issued by the National…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1357+ words) Developers of the multibillion-dollar Hermosa mining project in the Patagonia Mountains are touting the Trump administration's latest mine-friendly move to expand the list of federally designated critical minerals. The U.S. Geological Survey announced plans late last month to add copper and…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) Hermosa Mine will house about 200 employees in its future 24-hour remote operations center in Nogales. Renderings of the new operations center, called Centro, show how architects wove elements of Southern Arizona into the design, including local landmarks. "These new renderings…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (779+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1197+ words) President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry's biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. From talk of acquiring Greenland and its vast mineral wealth to prodding…...