{"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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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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Within days of Ivanhoe Electric’s withdrawal of its draft exploration Plan of Operations, GRIP discovered that Rio Tinto, through its subsidiary Kennecott Exploration, had filed with BLM and the Grant County Clerk’s Office documentation for 250 lode claims on approximately 5,000 acres of the Gila National Forest near the Continental Divide Trail, northwest of Silver City. A number […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2026 Contact:          Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project \u2013 575.590.7619 cell                         Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity \u2013 575.574.5962 cell Community Opposition Forces Ivanhoe Electric to Withdraw Exploration Proposal from Gila National Forest Silver City, NM \u2013 Today, U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric withdrew its geophysical survey Plan […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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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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GRIP’s 2024 Impact Report<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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American Magnesium Mine Update: Fed Court Rules BLM Violated Federal Law by Ignoring Water Quality Impacts of Proposed Mine in Florida Mountains<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Future-Proofing Our Water Supplies by Protecting Water Quality<\/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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Within days of Ivanhoe Electric’s withdrawal of its draft exploration Plan of Operations, GRIP discovered that Rio Tinto, through its subsidiary Kennecott Exploration, had filed with BLM and the Grant County Clerk’s Office documentation for 250 lode claims on approximately 5,000 acres of the Gila National Forest near the Continental Divide Trail, northwest of Silver City. A number […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2026 Contact:          Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project \u2013 575.590.7619 cell                         Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity \u2013 575.574.5962 cell Community Opposition Forces Ivanhoe Electric to Withdraw Exploration Proposal from Gila National Forest Silver City, NM \u2013 Today, U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric withdrew its geophysical survey Plan […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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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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GRIP’s 2024 Impact Report<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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American Magnesium Mine Update: Fed Court Rules BLM Violated Federal Law by Ignoring Water Quality Impacts of Proposed Mine in Florida Mountains<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Future-Proofing Our Water Supplies by Protecting Water Quality<\/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}]}}