TEP rekindles debate over Rosemont mine
By Adam Klawonn · March 30, 2009 · Print This Article
GREEN VALLEY — If a controversial mining project in the Santa Rita Mountains comes to pass, it will likely bring 100-foot-tall power lines to this southern Arizona enclave.
That was the gist of a recent public meeting hosted by Tucson Electric Power, a regional utility that would string power lines out to a major copper mine project if it is approved, according to press reports.
The Green Valley News & Sun has the full story here.
About 50 people reportedly showed up for the meeting. TEP are seeking public comment on a project that would install transmission lines across 30 miles of desert south of Tucson to the mine site about 11 miles east of Green Valley, according to the report.
The story suggests that residents were more concerned about the implications of the power-line project – that it signals likely approval for the mining project – than the power-line construction itself.
We need to pay China back for all the loans we had for the war in Iraq. Look what we did in Iraq talk about a mess the mine will be much cleaner. We need tax dollars copper, silver, and moly will pay the taxes. pay China back come on