(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company.)
By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post
The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission voted on May 7, 2026 to recommend approval of a Cactus Mine land use change covering roughly 1,833 acres adjacent to land previously planned for housing and commercial development. The expanded acreage could eventually allow mine operations including waste rock storage and heap leach pads in addition to extraction. To address impacts, the company is proposing buffers along portions of the site, with details to be set in a future rezoning.
The commission forwarded the recommendation to City Council, which is scheduled to consider the request on June 15, 2026. However, this action only changes the General Plan designation. A separate rezoning, known as a Planned Area Development (PAD) amendment, must still come back before the commission later this year before any new mining activity can proceed.
