June 14, 2010
Pima County Supervisor says orchid at proposed Rosemont site needs more study, calls it another reason to oppose the mine.
The presence of a rare orchid on the slopes of the Santa Rita mountains recently played a role in delaying a U.S. Forest Serivice environmental report on the proposed Rosemont Mine. It's the 4th delay for the environmental impact statement. The Forest Service will study the 25 orchid specimens that were found at the mine site. Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, who opposes the mine, says the orchid is small in stature, but could have large implications for the Rosemont project.
The Forest Service also delayed the environmental report in order to look over a study conducted by Rosemont on the effects of pumping out an aquifer underneath the site.
- in depth arizona
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