(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Resolution Copper.)
By David Abbott | AZ Mirror
The Arizona Supreme Court sided with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Resolution Copper to allow the discharge of treated wastewater from potential future mining operations into Queen Creek.
The June 27 ruling removes another roadblock to a controversial mining project that would leave a massive crater at the site of Oak Flat, an area east of the town of Superior near iconic Arizona natural features Apache Leap and Picketpost Mountain.
The decision represents another small victory for the international mining conglomeration behind Resolution, but the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a number of environmental groups still have challenges pending in the courts.
