It’s been an exciting year for GRIP as we’ve welcomed new staff and taken on new projects, ensuring that our important work to protect our environment and natural resources in southwest New Mexico continues. Find out more about these projects and our retiring and new staff in this latest edition of GetAGRIP. Thanks to your […]
Mine-contaminated water shows up in Hanover Creek Mine-contaminated water from the Cobre mine has discharged into Hanover Creek. The turquoise-blue precipitate has shown up in a quarter-mile stretch of Hanover Creek on the east side of Hanover Mountain, where active mining has been going on since July 2018. After local residents posted photos to Facebook, […]
Residents of Mogollon, NM have banded together to oppose a new mining exploration project just outside of their community of 15 people. Vancouver-based Summa Silver Corporation has been exploring for gold and silver on 1.44 acres of private land just to the west of the community. Residents had no idea exploration would be taking place […]
NMED’s Surface Water Quality Bureau is overseeing cleanup of the spill site where approximately 2,000 gallons of asphalt emulsion were released into Jaybird Canyon on Monday, Sept. 26, after a truck owned by R. Marley, LLC overturned on State Highway 15 in the Gila National Forest. Because the spill occurred in the Gila National Forest, […]
PRESS RELEASE October 10, 2022 Media Contacts: Allyson Siwik, GRIP, 575-590-7619 Patrice Mutchnick, Heart of the Gila, 575-574-8342 Donna Stevens, UGWA, 575-590-5698 Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-574-5962 Environmental Groups Demand Answers from State Agencies on Hwy 15 Spill Leaders of four Grant County-based environmental advocacy organizations wrote the State Police and Department of […]
Last week, GRIP filed a protest with the Office of the State Engineer to block a water rights transfer needed by Freeport-McMoRan to construct and operate a new open pit at its Tyrone Mine. Five other protests were filed by private landowners near the proposed Emma Expansion Project, which would be located directly south of […]
It’s hard to believe, but the 1872 Mining Law still governs how minerals are extracted from public lands 150 years after it was passed. With approximately $1 billion in hardrock minerals extracted every year from public lands, not a single cent is collected in royalties, costing Americans more than $160 million annually. This does not […]
The Mining and Minerals Division will hold a hybrid public hearing (both in person and virtually) on Tuesday, August 16th at 5 pm at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center (next to Ace Hardware) on Freeport-McMoRan’s proposed new open pit at the Tyrone Mine. Public Notice The public hearing on the Emma […]
This year’s Gila Earth Day will be celebrated in conjunction with Continental Divide Trail Days on Saturday, April 23rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Gough Park in Silver City. More than 30 organizations and businesses will showcase their mission, services, or green products for your yard, home, and outdoor recreation. After a two-year […]
In celebration of Earth Day, the anti-litter program Pick It Up – Toss No Mas will partner with other groups in Grant County for a community-wide trash cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd. Join Pick It Up – Toss No Mas in Gough Park in Silver City from 9 am – 1 pm; Santa Clara Action […]
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