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Articles from Tucson and other area newspapers

Due to recent changes at the Arizona Daily Star website the links to the AZ daily star articles are no longer valid.  I will work to relocate the articles and update the links.  Comments have been eliminated from the articles.

          The ZONIE REPORT has several good articles related to Rosemont       

Feds support Grijalva Coronado mining withdrawal bill 1/27/2010 Wilcox Range News
McCain not officially endorsing Rosemont Mine 1/19/2010 Arizona Daily Star
Rosemont expected to become lake when done 1/17/2010 Arizona Daily Star
Studies vary on Rosemont's impact 1/17/2010 Arizona Daily Star
McCain voices support so Southern Arizona mine 1/16/2010 Arizona Daily Star
McCain, Rosemont needed in this economy 1/15/2010 Green Valley News
New Rosemont mine study calculates $30B in economic stimulus 11/29/2009 Arizona Daily Star
Rosemont Mine plan pushed back 11/23/2009 Arizona Daily Star
Forest Service delays environmental impact report on Rosemont Mine plan 11/22/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Fear is Rosemont foes main weapon 11/02/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Lots of debate, few answers at water forum 10/27/2009 Green Valley News
Elgin, Green Valley largely opposed to proposed mine 10/24/2009 KOLD with video
USDA analyzing basis for rejecting Rosemont and any mine 10/24/2009 Wilcox range news
US will consider NO Rosemont Mine 10/24/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Lawsuit challenges national and Rosemont use of mine claims 10/20/2009 Wilcox range news
US delays report on rosemont mine plan 10/20/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Fed official to hear concerns about Rosemont mine proposal 10/20/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont land cleared, revegetation study starts soon 9/14/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Mine Foes ask delay in routing electricity 8/29/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
What would happen if someone came out in support of the Rosemont Mine 8/28/2009 AZ Biz website
Mine Inspector OK's reclamation plan for Rosemont Mine 8/18/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont Copper: Tucson region to reap windfall from mine operation 7/07/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont Mine should be stopped 6/22/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont takes case to GVCCC 6/18/2009 Green Valley News
Rosemont mine faces mounting opposition 6/12/2009 Green Valley News
Grijalva Giffords blast forest service stance on Rosemont Mine 6/09/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Company seeks $900 Million in financing to build Rosemont mine 6/07/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
County gets role in Rosemont mine study 6/03/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
County seeks involvement in mine review process 6/02/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mine protest in downtown Tucson ends 2/17/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
US is better able to deal with industrial impacts 2/15/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Group opposing mine vows to fight 1/20/2009 Vail Sun
Not too late to oppose proposed mine 1/6/2009 Vail Sun
Land use cooperation, coordination severely needed 1/6/2009 Vail Sun
Augusta Resources to proceed at Rosemont 1/6/2009 Vail Sun
Feds, State must cooperate on area land uses 1/4/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Mining firms squeezed by lower demand 1/1/2009 Arizona Daily Star*
Fico and others seek greater mine input 12/14/2008 Green Valley News
Rosemont mines future bright demand will rise 12/8/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Economy casts shadow on Rosemont plans 12/3/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mediator backs out of process 12/1/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Mediator, Rosemont mine sides too polarized to talk 11/26/2008 Tucson Citizen
Morenci acid spill riles Rosemont foes 11/23/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Mediation Mystery 11/6/2008 Tucson Weekly
Hearing all sides on the mine issue 10/19/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mine threatens S, Arizona's beauty 9/12/2008 Tucson Citizen
Giffords shares her concerns at event 9/5/2008 The Nogales Int'l
A wide load meets a very narrow road 9/3/2008 The Nogales Int'l
Fico and ANC announce joint effort 8/25/2008 Press Release
Nuns decry proposed Rosemont Mine  8/22/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Nuns decry proposed Rosemont Mine (Video) 8/22/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Two tours, two perspectives on Rosemont  8/17/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Does it matter where our copper comes from 8/17/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
One mans stand against Rosemont 8/14/2008 Tucson Citizen
Congressman probe review of decision 8/9/2008   Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont may disturb bighorn sheep   7/28/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Game and Fish is harsh in Rosemont Opposition 7/21/2008 Arizona Daily Star*

 

Residents to be impacted most were left out 7/16/2008 Vail Sun
mining industry brightening with soaring price of copper 7/12/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mine may be hard to block  7/12/2008 Red Orbit
Decision may pose threat to Santa Cruz 7/10/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
County: US needs to look far afield to assess mine impact 7/6/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mine may be hard to block 7/6/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Coming Sunday: is the Rosemont mine a done deal? 7/5/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Gaping divide over proposed Rosemont Mine  7/1/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Phone line set up to take comments on Rosemont Mine 6/29/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Don't let mining firm dig S. Arizona into a hole  6/26/2008 Tucson Citizen
Proposed Rosemont mine continues to draw ire 6/25/2008 Vail Sun
Last Rosemont Public hearing is Monday 6/25/2008 Tucson Weekly 
Forest service seeks publics input on mine 6/24/2008 Tucson Citizen
Santa Cruz river studies may impact mining 6/21/2008 GV news
Rosemont, Augusta want mine fully vetted 6/19/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Mine Proposal has Japanese financial link 6/18/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Sumitomo invests in Rosemont mine project 6/17/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
2 meetings set on proposed mine in Santa Rita's 6/17/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Forest service decision upsets local officials 6/12/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Restart of Rosemont scoping rejected 6/11/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Critics at public meeting blast Rosemont mine 6/11/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont report omits important information 6/10/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Mine opposed, much of copper for Asia 6/09/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Mine Execs offer water assurances 5/28/2008   Arizona Daily Star*
US pressed for mine comment redo 5/28/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
U.S. Reps ask forest service to start over 5/24/2008  Green Valley News
Carroll gets Sky Island enviro award 5/17/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
GV water company seeking bigger pipeline 5/8/2008   Arizona Daily Star*
Huckelberry wants studies from FS on water 5/6/2008 Green Valley News
Rosemont mine may expand CAP pipeline   5/2/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont project gets 165M infusion 5/1/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont sells silver to fund project   4/30/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Fed's consultant hire at issue  4/28/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont, Jobs or Nature 4/13/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
County passed on land deal  4/13/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
how a mine becomes reality 4/13/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
This time, mine-plan meeting is orderly 4/6/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Mining Missteps 4/3/2008 Tucson Weekly   
Three more meetings set on mine 4/2/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Grijalva's take on U.S., area events 3/31/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Stunt pulled by mining firm just shameless 3/28/2008 Tucson Citizen 
Rosemont intends mining of our groundwater 3/22/2008 Green Valley News 
ROSEMONT PLANS FACE SCRUTINY 3/21/2008 Green Valley News 
Forest service to weight open-pit 3/13/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Public hearings slated on Rosemont Mine plan 3/13/2008 Tucson Citizen
Hard Rock, Hard Truth 2/28/2008 Tucson Weekly
Ten conservation groups form coalition  2/28/2008  Arizona Daily Star*
Backroads Boondoggle  2/21/2008 Tucson Weekly
New Rosemont study rebuts pro-mine data  2/12/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Limestone Madness (Vail Portland Cement) 2/7/2008 Tucson Weekly
Guest comment in GV newspaper 1/29/2008 Green valley News  
Rosemont #1 holder of Pima mining claims 1/13/2008 Arizona Daily Star*
Hearts and Mines 12/20/2007  Tucson Weekly 
Routing the Rosemont mine 11/20/2007  Tucson Citizen 
Rosemont drills mine test well 11/19/2007 Arizona Daily Star*
3 GOP lawmakers voice opposition to mine 10/13/2007 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont mine not a sure thing,Carroll says 9/20/2007 Green Valley News
ASARCO wants Rosemont back  8/29/2007 Arizona Daily Star*
Rosemont Rising 3/08/2007 Tucson Weekly
Hard Rock Ranchers 1/24/2007 Tucson Weekly
Dreams and Duds 1/25/2007 Tucson Weekly
Rosemont Revision 1/4/2007 Tucson Weekly
No guaranteed CAP water for Rosemont 6/24/2006 Arizona Daily Star*

* Due to recent changes at the Arizona Daily Star website the links to the AZ daily star articles are no longer valid.  I will work to relocate the articles and update the links.  Comments have been eliminated from the articles.

 Television Coverage

Note:  Many stories are no longer available 

KVOA Tucson television station coverage

KOLD Tucson television station coverage

USDA's deputy under secretary to attend Rosemont meetings  10/4/2006   KOLD 

KUAT Tucson television station coverage

Rosemont Copper, Views from both sides     7/2009         KUAT

Arizona Illustrated with Janine Derby             6/2008         KUAT

Rosemont Mine PRO-CON                          4/10/2008    KUAT

Overview of the controversial proposal          4/2008         KUAT

KMSB Tucson television station coverage

 

 

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