This page contains links to information on the NEPA process, how to comment on the Rosemont mine proposal, impacts from mining, economic impacts, various reports and documents, and the resolutions passed by various jurisdictions in Southern Arizona against mining.
DownloadsClick on the below links to download various SSSR informational handouts.
Citizen's Action Handout - an overview of how you can get involved as well as important contact information for elected officials, Forest Service/USDA officials, and newspapers.
Rosemont Issue Brief - an excellent overview of the major issues surrounding the proposed Rosemont mine.
SSSR Brochure - our organization's general brochure, in pdf format.
SSSR Endorsement Form - help us increase our list of endorsees! If you are a member of a group or organization or are a business owner, we need your endorsement! Download this form and mail it in TODAY!
What's Not to Like - another short overview of the issues looking at what Rosemont has promised and the actual truths behind these promises.
Click on the links below to go to specific issue pages
Documents and reports relating to the Rosemont mine proposal and mining
Endorsements from local groups, organizations and businesses
Links to more documents, great websites, and Online Videos
The 1872 Mining Law and Reform
NEPA - The National Environmental Policy Act
Resolutions against mining in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties
Scoping - How to comment on the Rosemont Mine
Other issues related to mining in Southern Arizona
Nine Ways Rosemont Can Fail
1. Withdrawal bill results in finding that mining claims are invalid.
2, Market price of copper drops due to oversupply or world-wide recession. 3. Investors move out of the metals market to other vehicles.
4. Better copper prospects elsewhere attract investors.
5. 1872 mining law reforms result in Rosemont being impossible to mine.
6. Rosemont's private property claims areinvalid or contested by ASARCO.
7. New administration revokes policies of the Bush administration regarding use of public land for waste disposal.
8. Processing methods fail to demonstrate economically satisfactory recovery.
9. Environmental mitigation costs exceed likely profits
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