Forest Service says Rosemont doesn’t threaten prized creek, canyon

Cienega Creek
Cienega Creek

By Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star

Analysis of Rosemont Copper’s wide-ranging plans to try to compensate for and mitigate the mine’s impacts on Davidson Canyon, Cienega Creek and other water bodies.

Davidson Canyon and Cienega Creek — linchpin issues for many who oppose the Rosemont Mine — aren’t in as big a danger from mine impacts as many people think, the U.S. Forest Service says.

The Coronado National Forest staff members generally say that the two downstream watercourses aren’t likely to be seriously harmed as a result of mine construction that would remove water from the underlying aquifer to create the copper mine’s open pit.

Continued: http://azstarnet.com/news/local/forest-service-rosemont-doesn-t-threaten-prized-creek-canyon/article_f0aaec82-05d8-5859-be55-7079a7861ce6.html

Related: Forest Service predicts some impacts to springs and riparian areas from the Rosemont Mine

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