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Youngtown homeowners get ‘unusually generous’ settlement in long-standing gravel mining dispute

The Agua Fria, located below the berm and horse-rail fence constructed by the Salt River Materials Group mining company.
The Agua Fria, located below the berm and horse-rail fence constructed by the Salt River Materials Group mining company.

By Lesley Wright | The Arizona Republic

A protective berm of earth, a decorative fence, landscaping and legal promises have made for a fragile peace in a long-running dispute between a mining company and residents of a Youngtown community on the east side of the Agua Fria River bed.

Company workers put the last touches on a promised physical barrier between the homeowners and the mine site in June, the result of a truce in a legal fight that drew in El Mirage, Youngtown, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, homeowners and West Valley environmental activists.

Mining could start at any time on the 240-acre site northwest of Olive Avenue and Agua Fria Ranch Parkway. Company officials say only that operations will begin based on demand from building and road industries.

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