Jan 11, 2021 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press |
In the wake of Rio TInto’s destruction of sacred rock shelters in the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia in May of 2020, Rio Tinto has made grand pronouncement of how they would never again destory a sacred site anywhere in the world. In light of the caompany’s plan to do exactly that at Oak Flat, what does Rio Tinto’s promises mean?
We’ve written a white paper looking at the similarities between what Rio Tinto did at Juuakn Gorge and what they would like to do at Oak Flat.
Jan 5, 2021 | Action Alert, Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
We need your help to keep Oak Flat in public ownership for everyone to enjoy. If you live in the United States you have additional opportunities to protect Oak Flat by contacting the US Forest Service. No matter where you live, please send an email to Simon Thompson, the Chairman of the Board of Rio Tinto, and ask him to not steal Oak Flat and to abandon the project.
Jan 4, 2021 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press |
The US Forest Service announced today that they will be publishing a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on January 15, 2021, for the controversial Resolution Copper proposal to destroy Oak Flat by building a large underground copper mine.
Dec 21, 2020 | Action Alert, Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
This Action is now closed. While it was active, 1,352 emails were sent to the Forest Service Chief. Thanks to all who took action! It is clear that the US Forest Service is bowing to political pressure to expedite the publishing of a Final Environmental Impact...
Dec 15, 2020 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press |
At every step of the NEPA process, we’ve cautioned the Forest Service to follow their laws and regulations and not bow to Resolution Copper and their supporters. At every step, the Forest has let us down. The results of the review by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shows us just how flawed the Resolution Copper process has been and just how eager Rio Tinto and BHP have been to place their project over the protection of our cultural and ecological heritage. This is yet another reason why Tonto National Forest needs to write an updated and complete Draft Environmental Impact Statement before rushing to judgement.
Nov 30, 2020 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
Please donate to help us protect Arizona from inappropriate mining. We need your financial assistance to help us protect Oak Flat, and other precious places in Arizona under assault by foreign mining companies. 2020 has been a tough year for everyone. This has been...
Dec 15, 2019 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
After a very dry summer, it’s thrilling to see water flow like this at Oak Flat. This is a clip of a waterfall in lower Hackberry Canyon. This canyon drains into Ga’an Canyon. This is a very popular rock climbing location. Here is a series of images...
Dec 8, 2019 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
The Concerned Citizens & Retired Miners Coalition will be hosting an informational/social gathering at Oak Flat Campground, Saturday, December 14, from 2:00 – ? PM. The event will provide an opportunity to review and share current info, plan for the upcoming...
Nov 8, 2019 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press |
On November 7, 2019 the Arizona Mining Reform Coaliiton and 17 additional organizations filed 6,436 pages of comments (including attachments) in repsonse to a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) written by the Tonto National Forest on Resolution Copper’s...
