PHOENIX (AP) -
Arizona members of Congress and the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation for a proposed 7,000-foot-deep copper mine near Superior.
U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar and Ann Kirkpatrick claim the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act could create more than 3,700 jobs.
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake say the mine would generate more than $64 billion in economic activity and tax revenue and could supply as much as 20 percent of the nation's domestic copper demand.
Kirkpatrick's district includes the proposed mine site. She acknowledges longstanding opposition to the mine from tribes and environmental groups.
Under the bill, Resolution Copper Mining Co. would exchange more than 5,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land the company owns throughout Arizona for about 2,400 acres of federal land 70 miles east of Phoenix.
Hearing set on Resolution Copper permit
Posted: Tuesday, Feb 12th, 2013 BY: Ted Lake/ Staff Reporter
Phoenix — The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a hearing on its Preliminary Decision to issue a Significant Amendment to an Aquifer Protection Permit being sought by the Resolution Copper Company for the Superior Mine West Plant Site.
The public hearing will be in the Town of Superior on March 14, 2013 in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Superior Junior/Senior High School at 100 Mary Drive between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.