(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper.)
By Aaron Dorman | Pinal Central
SAN TAN VALLEY — According to Resolution Copper representatives, the fate of the Oak Flat mine in northern Pinal County will no longer be determined by Congress.
At Friday’s Pinal Partnership breakfast, Resolution Senior Manager Hesston Klenk said that the bill, which was originally introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., House Natural Resources Committee chairman, was taken out of the reconciliation package that has not yet been voted on.
“We made it out of reconciliation,” Klenk said. “We made the plea to reach out to members of Congress and have that provision removed. It wouldn’t be without that local voice rising up; the last two months have taken 10 years off my life but the project is moving forward.”
