EPA, Pima County are wrong on Rosemont Mine mitigation plans, Army Corps says

Arizona Daily Star

By Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star

The Army Corps of Engineers gives complete backing to Hudbay Minerals Inc.’s position that Rosemont Mine opponents incorrectly criticized the company’s plans to compensate for Rosemont’s damage to washes.

Hudbay’s long-discussed, oft-changed plans to overhaul and preserve sections of Sonoita Creek that it owns in Santa Cruz County will adequately compensate for Rosemont’s damage to washes on its site, the Corps said in approving the final permit needed for the $1.9 billion mine project’s construction. The federal agency joined Hudbay, the mine owner, in rebutting all arguments against this plan made by the EPA, Pima County and conservation groups.

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