Resolution Copper Mining, LLC proposes to collect hydrologic, geochemical and geotechnical data in order to provide baseline information on these aspects of the environment over an area being considered for a potential tailings storage site.
Location
The project is proposed on the Mesa and Globe Ranger Districts in Pinal County, Arizona, approximately 6 miles north and west of the Town of Superior.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/24/2014
2
Comment Period
03/13/2015
3
Objection Period Start
01/15/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Resolution Baseline Hydrological & Geotechnical Data Gathering Activities | Decision Signed Date: 08/22/2016 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Globe Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S,R11E in portions of Sections 13, 23-27 and 35-36; T1S,R12E in portions of Sections 19, 20 and 28-33; T2S,R11E in portions of Sections 1 and 2; and T2S, R12E in portions of Section 6. |