Santa Rita mine: public meetings 3/18-3/20!
by az indy
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2008 at 6:48 PM
We need your help! Make phone calls! Write letters!
The Rosemont Valley, in the Santa Rita Mountains, is the proposed site for an extensive and devastating open pit copper mine. Recently, Augusta Resource has been talking about 2 more ore bodies that may be mined in addition to Rosemont. Their map shows these ore bodies straddle the ridge line or are on the Green Valley (western) side of the Santa Ritas.
The Patagonia Mountains are threatened by six possible open pit mines at Hardshell, Four Metals, Providencia, Italian Canyon, Patagonia Jewel, and TM. (see photos of these sites) The Pima County Board of Supervisors, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, the City of Tucson, Marana Town Council, Sahuarita Town Council, and the Oro Valley Board of Supervisors have passed resolutions opposing the mine at Rosemont. Many of them have also requested the Arizona Congressional Delegation to initiate the permanent withdrawal of federal lands within the Coronado National Forest from mineral exploration and extraction.
Please attend these public meetings:
1. March 18, 2008, Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus, 5901 South Calle Santa Cruz, Tucson, Arizona. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2. March 19, 2008, Canoa Hills Recreation Center, 3660 South Camino del Sol, Green Valley, Arizona, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
3. March 20, 2008, Patagonia Union High School, Highway 82, Patagonia, Arizona, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Alternatively, for those who do not attend meetings, an initial public comment period runs through April 18, 2008. Agencies or individuals can submit comments by mail, FAX, or email as follows:
Mail comments to Team Leader, Rosemont Copper Project, Coronado National Forest, 300 W. Congress St., Tucson, Arizona 85701
FAX comments to (520) 388–8305, ATTN: Rosemont Team Leader
Or email to comments-southwestern-coronado@fs.fed.us
For questions about the public meetings or the comment period, the public can call (520) 388-8300.
Questions about the EIS process should be directed to Ms. Andrea Campbell, Forest NEPA Coordinator, at 300 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701, or telephone (520) 388-8300.
Additional information about the proposed Rosemont Copper Project, including the Notice of Intent, is available online at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/rosemont .
