Rosemont Mine decision delayed

This photo of a rendering at the Rosemont copper visitor center, shows what the proposed mine would look like at full production. / Credit-Inside Tucson Business
This photo of a rendering at the Rosemont copper visitor center, shows what the proposed mine would look like at full production. / Credit-Inside Tucson Business

Rosemont Mine decision delayed

By Doug Kreutz | Arizona Daily Star

A final decision by the Coronado National Forest on the controversial Rosemont Mine will likely be delayed until March, the forest supervisor said Monday.

Supervisor Jim Upchurch said the release of a final environmental impact statement for the proposed mine — in the Santa Rita Mountains southeast of Tucson — has been pushed back from Sept. 27 to sometime in November because of “ongoing resolution of issues.”

Meanwhile, new regulations call for an “objection process” that could take up to 120 days — delaying a final decision for some four months beyond November.

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