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Patagonia mine's quick approval raises concerns
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1059+ words) The U. S. Forest Service has approved a fast-tracked critical minerals mine in Southern Arizona despite years of pushback from nearby communities The $3 billion South 32 Hermosa project will unearth deposits of zinc, manganese, lead and silver " all deemed critical minerals and buried…...
Worker killed in eastern Arizona copper mine accident
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (631+ words) One person is dead after an accident at a mine in southeastern Arizona, according to federal mine safety officials. The incident occurred about 9: 10 a. m. July 6, during surface copper mining operations at Freeport-Mc Mo Ran's facility in Morenci, according to a fatality…...
Local opinion: Rio Nuevo not alone in 'crony capitalism"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (626+ words) Crony capitalism" is how a state senator describes the Rio Nuevo District's subsidies for business development in Tucson. Sen. John Kavanagh's assessment is a recognition that Rio Nuevo's board of cronies supports a small circle of connected developers, giving them…...
Navajo leaders seek answers about uranium transport accident
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (938+ words) Members of the Navajo Nation Council met May 27 with representatives from Energy Fuels and the Navajo Nation Police Department to discuss an accident involving a truck transporting uranium material from Energy Fuels" Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon to…...
Advocates: Fast-track mine review puts Arizona owl habitat at risk
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1484+ words) MAMMOTH " Garland Speight stood cliffside, listening to a mechanical whir echoing around a canyon that could one day become a sprawling open-pit copper mine. "It might sound faint from up here," he said, looking over the edge far below where…...
Local opinion: Arizona's mining future collides with water reality
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1406+ words) HARSHAW " A bumper sticker touting yet another massive hard-rock dig by the Mexican border reads: "If it can't be grown, it must be mined." But once mining starts, forget growing anything nearby. And if Arizona's water runs out, forget everything....
Opponents place lien on state land bought by Hudbay Minerals south of Tucson
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) Opponents of the Copper World mining project in the Santa Rita Mountains have placed a lien on 169 acres of state land that mine developer Hudbay Minerals Inc. purchased to keep the land from being developed for now. The lien amounts…...
Japanese company invests in mine near Mount Lemmon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (610+ words) A copper mining project near Mount Lemmon has received a financial boost from a Japanese company, and land has been purchased. Nittetsu Mining will invest up to $27 million in the future Oracle Ridge mine and manage the joint venture with…...
Opponents sue to try to overturn Arizona land sale to Hudbay Minerals
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (698+ words) The leading opposition group to the Copper World mine in the Santa Rita Mountains has filed two lawsuits seeking to overturn a recent State Land Department sale of 160 acres to be used for storage and disposal of mine tailings. The…...
Navajo EPA wants to use controversial technology for uranium cleanup
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