{"id":5427,"date":"2020-09-15T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/?page_id=5427"},"modified":"2023-05-16T12:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:44:51","slug":"responsible-mining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/responsible-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Mining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Grant County is home to two of the nation\u2019s five largest open-pit copper mines, the Chino\/Cobre and Tyrone mines, responsible for ongoing groundwater contamination, aquifer depletion, wildlife impacts, and the destruction of precious riparian areas.<\/p>\n

Since 1998, GRIP has raised awareness of these issues and mobilized residents to voice their opinions at hearings and in letters to newspapers and decisionmakers.

As a result of these efforts and the support of environmental groups statewide, the Tyrone and Chino\/Cobre mines have two of the nation\u2019s best reclamation plans, backed by over $500 million in financial assurance.<\/p>\n

As a partner in the New Mexico Mining Act Network, GRIP defends the NM Mining Act and Water Quality Act from industry rollback attempts. Ongoing activities include monitoring the environmental impacts of Grant County mines under operational permits, oversight of permitting of the proposed Copper Flat mine in Hillsboro and American Magnesium dolomite mine in Deming.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Submit Written Public Comment on Copper Flat Mine by October 16<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Mining and Minerals Division Hearing Recap and Opportunities to Submit Public Comment New Mexico Copper Corporation (NMCC) has proposed to reopen the Copper Flat Mine outside of Hillsboro in Sierra County. State regulators are reviewing the revised Copper Flat application, giving New Mexicans another opportunity to ask whether the mine can operate and be reclaimed […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Ivanhoe Electric Relinquishes Its Mining Claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Silver City, NM \u2013 U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a \u201crelinquishment\u201d of 642 mining claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest that it had staked in 2024 for copper exploration. According to the BLM, mining claim relinquishment is \u201cthe formal, voluntary surrender of all […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Speak Up for Our Water Resources at Copper Flat Mine Public Hearing<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Rio Tinto Files Mineral Claims over 5,000 Acres of the Gila National Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Community Opposition Forces Ivanhoe Electric to Withdraw Exploration Proposal<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Tell the Forest Service to Protect the Gila National Forest from Mining<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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NM Environmental Advocates Urge Congress to Vote No on Mining Bill that would Weaken Federal Protections for Public Lands<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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GRIP’s 2025 Impact Report Now Available<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Water Rights Transfer for Copper Flat Mine Reopening\u00a0Denied by State Engineer<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Submit Comments on Emma and Tyrone Peak Exploration<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Submit Written Public Comment on Copper Flat Mine by October 16<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Mining and Minerals Division Hearing Recap and Opportunities to Submit Public Comment New Mexico Copper Corporation (NMCC) has proposed to reopen the Copper Flat Mine outside of Hillsboro in Sierra County. State regulators are reviewing the revised Copper Flat application, giving New Mexicans another opportunity to ask whether the mine can operate and be reclaimed […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Ivanhoe Electric Relinquishes Its Mining Claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Silver City, NM \u2013 U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a \u201crelinquishment\u201d of 642 mining claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest that it had staked in 2024 for copper exploration. According to the BLM, mining claim relinquishment is \u201cthe formal, voluntary surrender of all […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Speak Up for Our Water Resources at Copper Flat Mine Public Hearing<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Rio Tinto Files Mineral Claims over 5,000 Acres of the Gila National Forest<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Community Opposition Forces Ivanhoe Electric to Withdraw Exploration Proposal<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Tell the Forest Service to Protect the Gila National Forest from Mining<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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NM Environmental Advocates Urge Congress to Vote No on Mining Bill that would Weaken Federal Protections for Public Lands<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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GRIP’s 2025 Impact Report Now Available<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Water Rights Transfer for Copper Flat Mine Reopening\u00a0Denied by State Engineer<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Submit Comments on Emma and Tyrone Peak Exploration<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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RESPONSIBLE MINING Grant County is home to two of the nation\u2019s five largest open-pit copper mines, the Chino\/Cobre and Tyrone mines, responsible for ongoing groundwater contamination, aquifer depletion, wildlife impacts, and the destruction of precious riparian areas. Since 1998, GRIP has raised awareness of these issues and mobilized residents to voice their opinions at hearings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"

RESPONSIBLE MINING<\/h1>\n

Grant County is home to two of the nation\u2019s five largest open-pit copper mines, the Chino\/Cobre and Tyrone mines, responsible for ongoing groundwater contamination, aquifer depletion, wildlife impacts, and the destruction of precious riparian areas.<\/p>

Since 1998, GRIP has raised awareness of these issues and mobilized residents to voice their opinions at hearings and in letters to newspapers and decisionmakers.

As a result of these efforts and the support of environmental groups statewide, the Tyrone and Chino\/Cobre mines have two of the nation\u2019s best reclamation plans, backed by over $500 million in financial assurance.<\/p>

As a partner in the New Mexico Mining Act Network, GRIP defends the NM Mining Act and Water Quality Act from industry rollback attempts. Ongoing activities include monitoring the environmental impacts of Grant County mines under operational permits, oversight of permitting of the proposed Copper Flat mine in Hillsboro and American Magnesium dolomite mine in Deming.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5427"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7162,"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5427\/revisions\/7162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilaresources.info\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}