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Jan 17, 2012
Federal chemical inventory also shows statewide increase of toxic releases in 2010
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Jan 13, 2012
EPA says ASARCO smelter is a major polluter in Hayden, AZ, but state and company officials disagree
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Jan 11, 2012
A look at the colorful history of Arizona's copper mining towns
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Jan 10, 2012
Former San Manuel Mine worker recalls his days underground, and how the mine helped him provide for his family
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Jan 9, 2012
Both sides weigh in over the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine southeast of Tucson
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Jan 9, 2012
Series starts with a look at copper's past and present and how it came to be an economic driver in Arizona
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Dec 23, 2011
Coronado plans final public comment meeting on company's proposal to put tailings piles on forest land
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Oct 3, 2011
Company vows to continue application process for proposed open-pit mine.
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Sep 12, 2011
Opponents say the planned underground mine won't create the jobs supporters say it will.
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Aug 25, 2011
County environmental officials seek public input before deciding on air permit for proposed copper mine.
Part 1: The Miracle Metal -- The history of copper mining in Arizona, from underground mines to vast open pit operations.
Part 2: To Dig or Not to Dig? -- The debate over the open-pit copper mine that Rosemont Copper wants to build near Tucson.
Part 3: 'That Mine Was My Mother' -- Meet Onofre Tafoya, who worked for years at the San Manuel Underground Mine.
Part 4: Some Thrived, Some Died -- The history of Arizona's copper mining towns.
Part 5: Arizona's Toxic Town -- A visit to hayden, Ariz., one of America's most toxic towns.
Both sides of the debate over a new Rosemont Copper mine south of Tucson have made claims about copper mining's environmental and economic impacts. They cite a multitude of documents, provided here for your firsthand review:
See Rosemont Copper's Mine Plan of Operations, as prepared in 2007.
Read the Rosemont Copper Mine Site Plans.
Read the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Rosemont Copper, prepared for the Coronado National Forest.
Read an impact study on the Rosemont Mine produced for Save The Scenic Santa Ritas.
Read an economic report on the Rosemont Mine, prepared by the Western Economic Analysis Center.
Read the Pima County Board of Supervisors resolution opposing the proposed Rosemont copper mine.
Read the ADEQ draft of the Rosemont Copper state air permit.
Read Resolution Copper's project profile for a proposed underground mine at Oak Flat, near Superior.
Read the EPA's 2010 Toxics Release Inventory.
Read the EPA's Nov. 2011 letter to Gov. Jan Brewer regarding Hayden Smelter pollution.
Read the EPA's Nov. 2011 notice of violation, issued to ASARCO over Hayden Smelter pollution.
