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In the News
Friday, June 11th, 2010Resolution Copper honors 2010 scholarship and leadership grant recipients.
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
On June 9, Resolution Copper hosted a dinner to honor the 2010 scholarship and leadership grant recipients. Attendees included recipients, family members and school administrators, as well as Resolution Copper staff that assisted in the selection process. Resolution Copper President David Salisbury welcomed all attendees and congratulated recipients on their accomplishments. Each recipient was also given a laptop backpack. The group was treated to a wonderful dinner catered by Superior-based Jade Grill.
In the News
Friday, June 4th, 2010Miner-Sun-Basin: Resolution CEO/President responds to Inter Tribal Council concerns
Arizona/Silverbelt: Tribal Elder speaks on Resolution
Trueclaim Exploration, Inc. acquires high-grade silver mine in Globe, AZ. Resolution Copper is mentioned as a major mining operation in the area. This article appears in several publications internationally. Below are a few publication links:
Resolution Copper: Resolution Copper scholarship program
In the News
Friday, May 28th, 2010Miner-Sun-Basin: Copper Corridor celebrates tourism and unveiling of the Mobile Visitor’s Center
Arizona Silver Belt: Tonto Forest approves Resolution exploration
Survival Solidarity: San Carlos Apache Nation calls for Removal of Resolution Copper
Resolution Copper Mining: United Fund of Globe-Miami award
US Forest Service – Tonto National Forest: Decision Notice for Resolution Copper Mining Pre-Feasibility Proposal
Resolution Copper launches a YouTube channel
Friday, September 25th, 2009We invite you to view stories of real people from the Copper Triangle and surrounding areas about what our project means to them, their families and their community.
In the News
Friday, September 11th, 2009Tucson Weekly – Heritage Holdup; Sen. Jon Kyl stalls a lucrative tourist designation
Arizona Silverbelt – Kirkpatrick visits GCC
theage.com.au – Mine promises to deliver in Olympic portions
Superior Sun – Unofficial town council minutes reflect actions taken at August special meeting series
Superior Sun – Presentations of all kinds but mainly about students take precedence at school board meeting
Copper Country News - House and Senate land swap bills are not the same
Join town hall meeting with Senator John McCain and Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar
Friday, August 14th, 2009Please join Resolution Copper Mining on Friday, August 21, for a community town hall meeting with Senator John McCain and Ken Salazar, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior.
When: August 21, 2009, 11:00 a.m. (Secretary Salazar and Senator McCain are scheduled to arrive between 11 a.m. and noon; however we encourage you to arrive early to ensure you have a seat)
Where: Superior Junior/Senior High School Gymnasium – 100 Mary Drive, Superior, AZ 85173
Please note you will need to park in the west parking lot and enter the gym through the west end of the building.
Resolution Copper Mining Gains Support from Governor Jan Brewer
Friday, April 24th, 2009
Governor Jan Brewer
The Arizona Republic published an article today about Governor Jan Brewer’s visit to the Resolution Copper Mining site and her support for the project. See the article here. Judging by the response, we know a lot of you read the article and we wanted to take a moment to address a couple common questions and misconceptions.
Issue: The project will leave tailings that destroy the environment and its surroundings.
Response: The proposed Resolution Project mine will be an underground operation with no open pits. We are exploring the option of placing tailings in an existing open pit mine near Superior. We are currently negotiating to use the Pinto Valley mine, located about 3 miles west of Miami. Under this arrangement our tailings would be used to back fill the Pinto Valley pit, which would later be reclaimed.
Issue: Resolution Copper doesn’t care about the environmental impact the project will have during and after its completion.
Response: Resolution Copper has undertaken a multi-year, multi-million dollar cleanup of lands in and around Superior that have been affected by previous mining activity. We have done so as protecting human health and the environment from the legacy-mining residue is important to us. Our goal is to restore natural vegetation and reestablish the area for useful purposes. To see this effort in action, visit our Flickr page.
As always, if you have questions about the project please visit the “The Land Exchange and You” or the “Ask RCM” portions of the website. We welcome your comments and questions and look forward to helping all of Arizona understand this project.
#10 Headframe Completed Today
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Today, Resolution Copper staff and contractors celebrated the completion of the #10 headframe at its East Plant site in Superior. The $4 million dollar project was completed ahead of schedule and with no lost-time injuries.
Highlights:
- Construction of the headframe foundation was completed by Sundt Construction using 3,100 cubic yards of concrete and 245 tons of rebar in 30,500 hours.
- Cementation, the shaft sinking team, has been involved in the project since 2006 and has worked 300,000 man-hours without lost-time incident.
- Schuff Steel, a long term Arizona based steel fabricator and erector, spent 1,700 man-hours on detail drawings, 29,000 man-hours (and 590 tons of American made steel) on fabrication and 7,500 man-hours on erection of the headframe.
- Key contractors involved include: Superior-based contractos Albo Guzman Trucking, Superior Environmental and Ubiquity, Globe-based contractors Marcanti Electric and DalMolin Excavating; Wackenhut and CH2MHill.
The Land Exchange Explained
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Appleton Ranch
Before developing the Superior mine, Resolution Copper Mining must complete extensive studies to determine the specification and location of critical infrastructure. These activities will require an investment of over $750 million in additional exploration and in excess of $3.5 billion before production can commence. To justify an investment of this magnitude, RCM needs to facilitate industrial development of the surface lands in and around the Oak Flat area on national forest land that is currently excluded from mining by federal law. This is necessary to complete our feasibility study and to make a final decision regarding how to develop the mine. Passage of the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act will accomplish this goal. Here are five things you should know about this act:
- It exchanges over 5,500 acres of private, high-priority conservation lands for roughly 2,400 acres of national forest property. All of the lands were selected in consultation with the United States Forest Service, BLM and leading conservation groups, including the Trust for Public Land, Nature Conservancy, Sonoran Institute, and Audubon Arizona.
- It provides over 250 acres of land for economic development in the Town of Superior. Less than five square miles in area, Superior is land locked and needs additional lands for economic development.
- It requires conservation and protection of scenic and historic Apache Leap located above Superior.
- It makes a $1 million financial commitment to support development of one or more replacement campgrounds in close proximity to the Oak Flat campground.
- It agrees to provide a full plan of operations, including location of infrastructure and impacts to the area, as well as data on cultural and ecological attributes for full public comment and review. RCM will submit to a full, comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act prior to opening the mine.