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Say No To Faraday Copper
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A story in the local paper about the Faraday Copper open house is 91% copy and pasted press releases from Faraday. And it is believed that the "author" wasn't even there.

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This is why most people outside of the mining industry think ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is a joke. It is a series of checkboxes mining companies blindly check for investors. A local "...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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AZ Bureau of Land Management's improper approval of Faraday Copper exploration is finally getting the media attention it deserves. More updates this week.

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Environmentalists, tribes ask BLM to reconsider southern Arizona mining project
The Copper Creek Exploration Project is the beginning stage of what could become an open-pit copper mine across a roughly 25 square mile stretch near the San Pedro River in the Galiuro mountain range ...
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August 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Per AZ BLM 2300 letters with 7500 comments submitted… “only a few” were in support of Faraday Copper. But they still approved drilling on public land. So much for “social license”. Zero community support. 1872 mining law strikes again.

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July 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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When the same environmental consultant works for Faraday Copper AND Arizona BLM do our public lands even stand a chance?

#azwater

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We Saw No Owls, So There Are No Owls
As we continue to highlight public comments to AZ BLM regarding Faraday Copper, some photos submitted really capture how BLM, Faraday Copper and Westland Resources are partners in crime. Westland Reso...
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May 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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In Southern Arizona, community opposition to mining grows.

#azwater

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In Southern Arizona, community opposition to mining grows in towns that once depended on the industry - AZ Luminaria
This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. Mammot...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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When it comes to water, most miners are “Do as I say, not as I do”. Here is how Faraday Copper wastes Arizona’s water.

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Remember when Faraday Copper and Redhawk told us “Every Drop Counts”? Well that seems to be a “Do as I say, not as I do” item, which is common with junior miners.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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. @uofa-eeb.bsky.social how do you feel about UofA sponsoring a mining summit on Earth Day?

It’s about building trust with communities and tribal nations, but these groups are excluded.

@uarizona.bsky.social @azluminaria.bsky.social

#azwater #UofA #BearDown
April 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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In 2022 Arizona Bureau of Land Management asked Faraday Copper if they would be drilling the Old Bunker Hill site due to concerns of lead and arsenic. 3 years later a post stating they are drilling the Bunker Hill area.

Let’s hope it’s a different Bunker Hill.

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April 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Looks like Faraday Copper is installing gates on Cooper Creek Road. Is access to public lands in the Galiuro mountains coming to an end?

#azwater #copper #faradaycopper

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More Gates and Updates
Thanks again to our local watchdogs who keep the community updated on Faraday's work on our public lands. Below are photos of new gate number 4 being installed, and this one is on Copper Creek Road! I...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Save The Galiuros
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Now’s the time to speak up to protect the Galiuros from destructive mining. Join the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity on April 1 at 6 p.m. for a workshop, in person or on Zoom, to learn how to submit the most effective comments to the BLM: ow.ly/CBxt50VnL2I
March 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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“Tell the Bureau of Land Management to do a full environmental impact statement before letting this reckless project proceed.”

#azwater

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Protect Ocelots and Owls From Mining
The Lower San Pedro River is a rare oasis in the Southwest, and it needs your help. Mining interests could soon tear up this important desert lifeline — without going through the proper review process...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Reminder! Free Workshop on Tues. April 1st, 6-7.30 PM, on How to Write Effective Public Comments. The workshop will focus on BLM's Draft Environmental Assessment of the Faraday Copper Mining Exploration Project.

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LowerSanPedro.org - EA Comments Workshop
When & Where Date & time: Tuesday, April 1, 6–7.30 PM Location: The Wilson Barn, 2436 W Linda Vista Road, Oracle AZ 85623 (see map) About the Workshop Russ McSpadden of the Center for Biological Diver...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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“I just don't know how you can justify destroying or devaluing mitigation land"

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Copper Creek mine foes say project would disrupt San Pedro River conservation
As the BLM opens the public comment period on Redhawk's Copper Creek project, community groups are organizing to protect to the Lower San Pedro River.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Who would have thought mining companies are paying off politicians and community members? 🤣🤣

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San Carlos Apache chairman among those alleging bribes are dividing tribe over Oak Flat
Resolution Copper is betting on gaining access to a large and lucrative copper ore east of Phoenix. A lot of money has already been invested in the project – over $2 billion – and opponents say some o...
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March 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Faraday/Redhawk made a visit to Copper Creek with “several” shareholders, investors and analysts last week.

So far we have identified 3 Faraday employees in this group. 2 are VPs and one is a Manager. We are working to identify other employees to get a true count of their “guests”. 😂

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March 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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More letters to the editor opposing Faraday Copper’s drilling request on public lands in Galiuro Mountains .

#azwater

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Copper Miner’s Daughter
I was born in Superior, Arizona (the only baby in the Magma Hospital nursery on that September morning) and spent my first nine years in Superior and San Manuel. Dad worked for the Magma copper mine. ...
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March 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Looks like we have some community input on the "review" of the Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance meeting.

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A Community Member Review of the “Review”
Threats to the Lower San Pedro Valley (Watershed) I read T. C. Brown’s article about the Feb. 11 meeting hosted by the local group, Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance (LSPWA). I was pleased that he mo...
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March 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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So Faraday Copper is trying real hard to get access to our public lands while making sure we don't get access to theirs.

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Gate Update
Gate number 3 is taking shape. Map and photo below. If these do become locked gates, the path from Sombrero Butte to Copper Creek will be the long way around.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Here is the Arizona BLM Zoom meeting for the Faraday Copper Environmental Assessment of Copper Creek. Comment period ends April 14th. Get your comments in early.

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BLM Faraday/Redhawk EA Zoom Meeting
YouTube video by Copper Creek Mine
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March 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Sorry @brandonloomis.bsky.social copper mining is not a “lynchpin” of the AZ economy. In 2023 mining was only 1.3% of our GDP and only .5% of all jobs in Arizona. That includes quarries, oil, gas. So copper’s impact is even smaller.

#azwater

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Arizona’s 2023 Economic Performance Index
Household incomes are more than 50% higher today than they were in 2011, the percentage of people in poverty is down 7 percentage points to 12.5%.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Public comment period is open for Faraday Copper’s request to drill even more on public land. Let’s work to stop the attack on the Lower San Pedro.

#azwater

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Local opinion: Proposed mine threatens San Pedro River, Aravaipa Canyon
A company called Faraday Copper, sometimes known as Redhawk, wants to carve a massive open-pit and block cave mine into the heart of this wild country.
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March 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Save the date! 2/11/2025
January 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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CEO of Faraday Copper states, “Our continued success at Copper Creek demonstrates the enormous potential of this underexplored district”

Who would have thought, over 620 drill holes by several different companies over a few decades would be considered "underexplored"?

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January 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Here is Faraday Copper CEO in a recent interview talking about the "Critical Minerals Consistency" bills. Who is going to tell him that both Senate and House versions of those bills died in the 118th congress?

#hr8446 #azwater
January 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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We are glad to see the 118th congress end WITHOUT the passing of H.R. 8446 or S.5274. These were bad bills that did nothing to secure the US copper supply chain.

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HR8446 – A US Law For China
Here is just under 12 minutes of Rep. Melanie Stansbury from New Mexico speaking in opposition to HR8446. Please take the time and watch. This bill, with its seemingly harmless title of "Critical Mine...
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January 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM