Welcome
Thank you for visiting the Rosemont Copper Project Environmental Impact Statement website. We hope this site provides the information necessary for to understand the project under consideration and the associated analysis.
Project Description
The project being considered is an open-pit mine that affects lands managed by the Coronado National Forest, roughly 30 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. Rosemont Copper Company submitted a proposal to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver from an approximate 955-acre pit (two thirds of which are on lands owned by Rosemont Copper Company). Ore processing, waste rock, and tailings are proposed to be located on approximately 3,330 acres of National Forest System lands.
Announcements
Tucson, AZ (April 3, 2012) – The Rosemont Copper Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement public review and comment period ended on January 31, 2012. Coronado National Forest officials estimate over 4,000 people attended one or more of the seven public meetings held in the affected region regarding the project. Over 25,000 comments were submitted by members of the public, elected officials, organizations, and local, state and federal agencies. All substantive comments have been identified, coded, and organized.
The Coronado National Forest has extended the formal comment period through January 31, 2012.
The final public meeting for the Rosemont Copper Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will be held on January 14th at the Sahuarita District Auditorium, 350 W Sahuarita Road, Sahuarita, AZ, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The formal 90 day public review and comment period ends on January 31, 2012.