Controversial copper mine wins key environmental permit
A planned controversial underground copper leaching process has cleared a key hurdle in its bid to start pumping sulfuric acid into wells below Florence.
Judge: Florence copper mine permit should be rescinded
A state hearing officer on Wednesday recommended rescinding a permit given to a company to extract copper from the ground underneath Florence using chemicals.
Rosemont Mine’s water permit upheld
TUCSON ai??i?? Opponents have failed to prove that a proposed new open pit mine near Tucson would harm groundwater supplies, an administrative judge recently ruled.