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City Sonoita / Phoenix / Tucson / Santa Cruz / / Company Augusta Resources / / Facility University of Montana / Rosemont Mine / Sonoran Institute / / IndustryTerm Hard rock mining / high-tech manufacturing / / NaturalFeature Santa Rita Mountain / Santa Rita Mountains / / Organization Sonoran Institute / Department of Economics / University of Montana / / Person Josef Marlow / Tom Power / Sunshine Urban / / Position Professor and Professor Emeritus / / ProvinceOrState Montana / Pima County / Santa Cruz / Arizona / Pima / / Region Southern Arizona / / URL www.scenicsantaritas.org / /
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The
Economic
Impacts
of
the
Proposed
Rosemont
Mine
O V E R V I E W Canadian-based Augusta Resources proposes constructing a massive open-pit copper mine in Southern Arizona. The proposed mine would sit on 14,000acres in the Santa Rita Mountains just south of Tucson. The Rosemont Mine would negatively impact the economy and environment of Southern Arizona.