WELCOME
On March 19th, 2011 recently appointed Coronado Forest Supervisor Jim Upchurch and key members of the forest service spent a day touring the Sonoita region. The tour and presentations were arranged by the Mountain Empire Action Alliance. It was a pleasant day with many excellent presentations, lots of good food, and an informative but good time had by all. We would like to welcome Jim to the Tucson area, and to thank Jim and his staff for taking a day out of their busy schedules to spend with us.
Following is the presentation on Highway 83 outlining our concerns with Rosemonts proposed use of Scenic Route 83 for all of their traffic, effectively turning it into their haul road, one shared by the public.
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This site was created to keep the Hilton Ranch Rd community informed about local issues that effect them. Currently the primary issue that effects us is the proposed Rosemont Mine. Check out the Photo slideshow by Bob H click here for slideshow it may take a moment to load, its pretty big (Press ESC to stop the slideshow, or close the browser window). Be sure to take the Rosemont Mine photo tour, also courtesy of Bob H.
Rosemont: Do you trust them?
Rosemont sponsored Job Fair in Tucson the day before the final and only public open mic meeting in Tucson, at the same location
A couple of great YouTube videos by SSSR and Fred Tahse
Claims by Rosemont supporters that those opposed are nothing but NIMBY's
According the the USGS report on copper production in the US,
| Rank | Mine | County and State | Operator | Source of copper | metric tons) |
| 1 | Morenci | Greenlee AZ | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated and leached | 400 |
| 2 | Bingham Canyon | Salt Lake UT | Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated | 280 |
| 3 | Bagdad | Yavapai AZ | AZ Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated and leached | 150 |
| 4 | Ray | Pinal AZ | Asarco LLC | Copper ore concentrated and leached | 120 |
| 5 | Sierrita | Pima AZ | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated and leached | 90 |
| 6 | Robinson | White Pine NV | Quadra Mining Ltd. | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated | 73 |
| 7 | Chino | Grant NM | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated and leached | 135 |
| 8 | Safford | Graham AZ | ??? | Copper ore leached | 80 |
| 9 | Mission Complex | Pima AZ | Asarco LLC | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated | 70 |
| 10 | Pinto Valley | Gila AZ | BHP Billiton | Copper ore concentrated and leached | 55 |
| 11 | Tyrone | Grant NM | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper & Gold Copper ore leached | 50 |
| 12 | Continental Pit | Silver Bow MT | Montana Resources | Copper-molybdenum ore concentrated | 45 |
| 13 | Silver Bell | Pima AZ | Asarco LLC | Copper ore leached | 22 |
| 14 | Phoenix | Lander NV | Newmont Mining Corp. | Gold-copper ore concentrated | 12 |
| 15 | Miami | Gila AZ | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper & Gold Copper ore leached | 50 |
| 16 | Lisbon Valley | San Juan UT | Constellation Copper Corp. | ??? | 10 |
| 17 | Mineral Park | Mohave AZ | Mercator Minerals Ltd. | ??? | 7 |
| 18 | Troy | Lincoln MT | Revett Minerals Inc. | Copper-silver ore | 7 |
Pima County is already host to 3 of the 18 copper producing mines in the United States. Total copper produced is 11% of US production.
The Twin Buttes mine is no longer producing, but its legacy lives on. An article in the Arizona Daily Star on 2/20/2007 reported that Green Valley has higher Uranium, Cadmium, and Thallium levels in their water supply, and the culprit is Phelps Dodge's Sierrita and Twin Buttes mines. Not surprising the water flows from south to north in this region.
Watch the National Geographic video U.S.
Mining Law contested
Please participate. Read about WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP STOP THIS MINE