Unit of federal agency recommends denying key Rosemont Mine permit

Screen Shot 2016-07-29 at 9.46.49 AMBy Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star

A federal Clean Water Act permit should be denied to the proposed Rosemont Mine southeast of Tucson, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles regional office says.

But a decision by the Corps — which can be appealed — could be six months off due to its complexity, a Corps spokeswoman said.

The Corps’ L.A. district commander sent the recommendation this week to the agency’s San Francisco regional office, which will make the final decision, a spokesman said Thursday. Corps spokesman Dave Palmer declined to discuss the recommendation or release a copy.

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