Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Executive Director John Dougherty’s column “What’s Hudbay Hiding?” cuts through Hudbay’s marketing spin to reveal the facts about the proposed Copper World mining complex that will destroy the northern half of the Santa Rita Mountains.
Mission Impossible: Hudbay’s goal to replace more than 70 billion gallons of groundwater needed for Copper World
October 6, 2025 Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals’ claims it has a “smart” water management plan with a “goal” to “recharge and recycle as much water as we use” for its planned Copper World mine. On its website, Hudbay states it will achieve this goal “by purchasing water from the Central Arizona Project (CAP) and allowing it…
Hudbay-Mitsubishi joint venture locks in exporting 30% of Copper World’s planned production
August 18 2025 Toronto-based Hudbay Mineral’s planned joint venture with Japanese mineral resources company Mitsubishi Materials undercuts the company’s public relations campaign that Copper World is “designed to deliver finished copper directly to U.S. customers”. Hudbay announced last week that Mitsubishi will invest $600 million in the Copper World project. The investment will allow Mitsubishi…