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Augusta Resource Corporation "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements-Sept. 30, 2008":
"While the Company continues to seek alternative financing arrangements there can be no assurance that capital will be available as necessary for expenditures for continuing mine development."
Click HERE to see the latest figures for Augusta's stock
Green Valley News, Report reveals state of the Santa Rita Ecosystem, Dec. 23, 2008
Blog for Arizona.com, Dr. Word's commentary on Gil Clausen's opinion piece, Dec. 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Economy casts shadow on Rosemont Plans, Dec. 3, 2008
Green Valley News, Mediator withdraws from Rosemont Mine process, Dec. 3, 2008
Vail Sun, Mediator steps out of mine dispute picture, Dec. 3, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Rosemont mediator backs out of process, Dec. 1, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Morenci acid spill riles Rosemont foes, Nov. 23, 2008
KOLD TV Tucson, Rosemont Mine parent reports Q3 loss
Arizona Daily Star, Mediation continues in Asarco dispute, Nov. 21, 2008
Sahuarita Sun, More answers needed after Rosemont Mine meeting, Nov. 20, 2008
Vail Sun, Citizens' group may be formed on mine issue, Nov. 19, 2008
Tucson Weekly, Mediation Mystery, Nov. 6, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Hearing all sides on mine issue, Oct. 19, 2008
Green Valley News, Feds hire conflict resolution firm for copper mine, Oct. 7, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Feds, state must cooperate on area land uses, Jan. 4, 2009
Arizona Daily Star, US-permit decision could slow limestone-quarry plan, Dec. 28, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Canyon where quarry sought gets top level of protection, Dec. 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, County OK's key permit for quarry in riparian area, Dec. 3, 2008
Clean Water Act (back to top of page)
Nogales International, Clean Water Act "decimated", Dec. 24, 2008
Arizona Daily Stary, Santa Cruz is ruled "navigable", Dec. 5, 2008
Spokesman Review.com, Montana Supreme Court voids water discharge permit for mine, Dec. 5, 2008 (due to the uncertainty that discharges from the mine would not harm the Clark Fork's water quality after the mine closed)
Arizona Daily Star, Acid spill from mine halted near Clifton, Nov. 1, 2008
Even large, well-funded, experienced mining companies can't prevent leaks and spills. Videos and images from the spill:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtWgA7f5nOU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iys88ba7tC8 http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/NoMiningOff83/FMI%20Leak%20%2011-02-08/
Save the Clean Water Act Facts
L.A. Times, Floating to save a river, Oct. 30, 2008
Augusta Free Press, Earth Talk: Are we running out of water? Oct. 27, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Audit sides with Pima staffers on water regs, Sept. 22, 2008
Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy behind a Critical
Resource
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Or how it is treated
before it gets to your tap? The United States is fortunate to enjoy
sophisticated public drinking water systems that provide clean, reliable
water-a resource critical to our health and quality of life. The
National Academies created this educational booklet to provide an
introduction to the basics of drinking water. http://dels.nas.edu/water/basics.shtml
Mining and the Economy - Boom/Bust (back to top of page)
from http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/copper_historical.html
January 4, 2009
Arizona Daily Star interactive map of Arizona's mines
Arizona Daily Star, Mining firms squeezed by lower demand, Jan. 1, 2009
Mining Weekly, Constellation Copper files for bankruptcy, Dec. 24, 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sparks Convention - A Mining Mess, Dec. 8, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Development of huge mine slowed, Dec. 9, 2008
Financial Post, Mining production to fall further, experts say, Dec. 4, 2008
MetalPrices.com, Copper: what does the price fall portend? Dec. 2, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Safford's sweet times suddenly turn sour as copper jobs vanish, Nov. 23, 2008
Reno Gazette, Shoshone tribe files suit to stop gold mine, Nov. 23, 2008
Inside Tucson Business , Freeport-McMoRan eliminates 637 copper mine employees, Nov. 21, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune, Slow economy put giant mines in a hole, Nov. 21, 2008
Denver Post, Fight to alter law appears far from over, Nov. 21, 2008
Denver Post, Mountain: Metals or Moguls? Nov. 21, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, New UA center to bolster Arizona as global leader in mining, Nov. 21, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Freeport cuts 700 workers; majority in Arizona mines, Nov. 20, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Freeport lays off 500-plus in S. AZ, Nov. 18, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Giant mines scramble to cut output, Nov. 17, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Mining giant announces major layoffs in Arizona, Nov. 17, 2008
The Northern Miner, Editorial, Moly meltdown shakes things up, Nov. 17, 2008
Bloomberg.com, Copper Drop Deepens as China Growth, Housing Falter
Arizona Daily Star, Copper drops to 3-year low, Nov. 11, 2008
Denver Post, Climax Mine will not reopen, Nov. 11, 2008
Freeport-McMoRan also reduces output at Henderson, costing 100 jobs
Arizona Daily Star, Copper's price is down, but Arizona mining isn't out, Oct. 25, 2008
Financial Times, Copper's Achille's Heel, Oct. 3, 2008
Financial Post, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, No one wants to finance Junior Miners, Oct. 3, 2008
Common Dreams, Companies Scramble for Ever-Scarcer Resources, Oct. 2, 2008
Los Angeles Times, Mining towns not entirely happy with latest boom, Oct. 1, 2008
Arizona Daily Star, Surging commodity wave may have hit its crest, Aug. 10, 2008
Tucson Citizen, Profits drop for company that bought Phelps Dodge, July 24, 2008
Green Valley Water & CAP Pipeline (back to top of page)
BOR Presentation at Aug. 26, 2008 Scoping Meeting in Green Valley
More info including maps
The Bureau of Reclamation has determined an environmental assessment is needed regarding potential impacts of the proposed construction and operation of a Central Arizona Project water distribution system and recharge facility by the Community Water Company of Green Valley, AZ. The Community Water Company has provided Reclamation with its final plans for taking and using its annual CAP Central Arizona Water Project water allocation of 2,858 acre-feet. CAP water would be recharged and CWC would continue to pump and deliver groundwater. Reclamation seeks public input regarding the potential impacts of the proposed action, alternatives that should be considered, and/or other concerns and issues that should be addressed in the EA. Comments may be sent by mail to:
Reclamation's Phoenix Area Office, 6150 W. Thunderbird Rd., Glendale AZ 85306, Attention: PXAO-1500, or faxed to 623-773-6486 by September 12, 2008.
Comments, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. The full Notice of Public Scoping Notice can be obtained by calling the Environmental Resource Management Division at (623) 773-6251, by e-mailing rkonst@lc.usbr.gov , or by downloading it from the Phoenix Area Office website at http://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/
Tucson Citizen, AZ must be creative about water in future, Sept. 11, 2008
Bureau of Reclamation Presentation, August 26, 2008
GAO Report on Mining Royalties, August 2008
BLM Scoping for CWC Pipeline, August 11, 2008
Patagonia Area mines (back to top of page)
Tucson Weekly: Is the Forest Service rubber stamping exploration permits? Oct. 4, 2007
Arizona Daily Star on the Patagonia Mines, March 12, 2007
1872 Mining Law reform & Mining (back to top of page)
Land Letter, Enviros decry Bush admin revisions to mining regs, July 17, 2008
Resolution saves canyon from mining — for a while
TEP Power Lines (back to top of page)
Arizona Daily Star, ACC rejects disputed stretch of power line, Aug. 19, 2008
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better,
it's not."
The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss