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...
Mar 8, 2020 | Action Alert, Arizona Mining Oversight |
If you are in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2020, please attend this rally to protect Oak...
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...
Sep 26, 2019 | Action Alert, Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining
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...
Sep 13, 2019 | Action Alert, Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining |
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...
Aug 17, 2019 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press
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...
Aug 17, 2019 | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining, Press |
Elizabeth Whitman writes in the Phoenix New Times that the Tonto National Forest has released a Draft Environemntal Impact Statement (DEIS) for Resolution Copper’s proposal to destroy Oak Flat and thousands of additional acres of public land by building a huge...
