The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Mining and Minerals Division (MMD) will hold a virtual public hearing on the application by Freeport‐McMoRan Tyrone Operations (Tyrone) for a proposed expansion of the Little Rock Mine, located just west of the Tyrone Mine, approximately ten miles south of Silver City. How to access the Public Hearing […]
Saturday, May 8 is Give Grandly! —a 24-hour local community-giving marathon to support 58 nonprofit organizations in southwest New Mexico. While we are asking our community to celebrate philanthropy through a donation to protect our community health and environment, we’d also like to update you on some of GRIP’s recent successes. Through our Responsible Mining Program, we pressured […]
Gila Earth Day is being celebrated this month, providing a variety of opportunities to take action on behalf of our planet. The international theme for this year’s event is “Restore Our Earth”, and the Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and Gila Earth Day planning committee have organized multiple activities: virtual programming from participant organizations, classrooms, […]
Community leaders and nonprofit organizations are applauding New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for signing House Bill 200 into law today. The legislation, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Matthew McQueen and Nathan Small and Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart and Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, ends the proposed Gila diversion project and fast-tracks the spending […]
The New Mexico Recycling Coalition is offering free virtual trainings in backyard composting. Learn how to divert your food scraps and yard debris to make a valuable soil amendment. Dates and times are as follows: Wednesday, April 14th from 10:00-11:00 am Monday, April 19th from 6:00-7:00 pm A limited number of backyard starter kits […]
GRIP and its partners submitted scoping comments to the Gila National Forest on the Bronco Creek Exploration proposal for exploratory drilling in the Malone Mining District in the Burro Mountains. Drilling for copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver is proposed to take place on the west side of Knight Peak, a popular recreation area between […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Mark Allison, New Mexico Wild, mark@nmwild.org, 505-239-0906Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity, tschulke@biologicaldiversity.org, 575-536-3879Allyson Siwik, Gila Conservation Coalition, allysonsiwik@gmail.com, 575-590-7619Joey Keefe, New Mexico Wild, joey@nmwild.org, 505-259-4471 Holloman Air Force Base decision a victory for New Mexico wilderness, public lands ALBUQUERQUE (January 30, 2021) – Headquarters, U.S. Air Force has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has told a Federal Court in New Mexico that it “intends to withdraw” its decision to allow the development of a Dolomite mine on public land in the Florida Mountains south of Deming, New Mexico. A Motion for Stay of All Proceedings in Case Number 2:20-cv-00924, filed January 11, 2021, […]
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