An elusive threatened owl species also lives in Copper Creek Canyon, trail camera footage captured by the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance shows.
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- Mort Rosenblum Special to the Arizona Daily Star
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As major mining projects expand across Southern Arizona, critics warn the push for copper and other minerals could strain the state’s dwindling water supply and threaten fragile desert ecosystems for generations to come.
Japanese company invests in mine near Mount Lemmon- Gabriela Rico
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For Subscribers: Nittetsu Mining will invest up to $27 million in the future Oracle Ridge mine near the Pinal County line.
- Tony Davis
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Opponents of the Copper World mining project in the Santa Rita Mountains have placed a lien on 160 acres of state land that mine developer Hud…
- Tony Davis
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The land sale is seen by Copper World developer Hudbay Minerals Inc. as a way to add a "buffer" area between the mine and Corona de Tucson.
- Arlyssa D. Becenti Arizona Republic
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The goal for decades has been to remove leftover uranium waste from the Old Church Rock Mine. But environmentalists, community members and critics have concerns and doubts when it comes the type of technology being used.
- Claudia Rosel, Associated Press
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A scuba diver watches oceanic mantas at the Manta Ridge dive site March 7 in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
- Ng Han Guan, Associated Press
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Tourists visit the Yungang Grottoes on March 13 in Datong, China.
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- Pat Risner, Hermosa President, South32
Southern Arizona’s natural landscapes, wildlife, and outdoor recreation economy are part of what makes this region special. From Patagonia’s t…
- Henry Brean, Arizona Daily Star
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Planned mining threatens San Pedro River, Aravaipa Canyon, conservationists say.
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