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Hudbay’s $1.9bn copper mine in Arizona faces another setback
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has announced its decision to block the development of Hudbay Minerals’ $1.9bn Rosemont openpit copper mine in Arizona. The court affirmed the decision made by the US District Court for the District of Arizona in July 2019 relating to the Rosemont project. In its ruling, the District Court for the Arizona said the US Forest Service considered incorrect assumptions with regards to the project’s legal authority and the validity of its unpatented mining claims in issuing Final Environmental Impact Statement. Hudbay, however, said it would review the decision by the US ... (full story)