Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Blasts Forest Service on Rushed Resolution Copper Process
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.
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Attend Save Oak Flat Rally in Washington, DC, March 11, 2020
If you are in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2020, please attend this rally to protect Oak...
Water, water, everywhere at Oak Flat
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...
Attend a Mid-Holiday Event at Oak Flat, December 14, 2019
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...
Coalition Files Massive Comments on Oak Flat DEIS
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...
Comment now to protect Oak Flat
The Tonto National Forest has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) examining Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper mine proposal and is asking for your comments. The deadline for comments is November 7, 2019. Please go to our alert to learn more and to edit...
New Reports released showing problems with Resolution Copper mine proposal and DEIS
New Reports reveal serious problems with Proposed Resolution Copper mine proposal and US Forest Service DEIS The Arizona Mining Reform Coalition has released three new reports showing that Resolution Copper’s proposal to mine copper and the US Forest Service’s Draft...
Rio Tinto may delay Resolution Copper Project
Bloomberg Reports: July 14, 2019 David Stringer reports that Rio Tinto has discovered a large copper/silver/gold deposit in western Australia. Apparantly Rio Tinto thinks the deposit is so promising that it may leapfrog ahead of Rio Tinto’s proposed Resolution...