Augusta Resource Corp. says it has already stored away two years’ worth of water needed to operate its planned Rosemont Copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains, about 30 miles southeast of Tucson. By the end of the year, the company said it will have 15,000 acre feet stored in the greater Tucson aquifer, which is enough to operate the mine for three years.
“By purchasing and storing excess (Central Arizona Project) water in advance of our usage, we are not only ensuring that we won’t deplete water from Southern Arizona, we are actually going to leave more than we will use,” said Gil Clausen, president and CEO of Augusta, explaining the company is bringing in more water than what the mine will need and leave the Tucson active management area aquifer with a net gain of 5 percent more water.
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