Army Corps of Engineers: AZC Plan InadequateI'm posting this for the Canadian investors as AZC management doesn't seem interested in keeping you update on the permitting issues. I have pasted a small sample of the article below.........its pretty damn obvious that the ACOE is going to deny the permit.
"In its second warning letter in three months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally notified Rosemont Copper last week that the company’s plan to mitigate for its mine’s impacts on creeks and washes is inadequate.
The Corps wrote Rosemont Copper President and CEO Rod Pacethat it has determined the company’s land-saving and water rights purchase plans won’t fully compensate for “unavoidable adverse impacts” from the mine, after it has carried out all feasible measures to avoid and minimize impacts.
In the letter, Col. Kimberly Colloton of the Corps sent a signal to the company that she’s past the point of reviewing Rosemont mitigation plans after a year of weekly meetings between the two parties on the subject. The Corps’ Clean Water Act permit is necessary for the Rosemont Mine to begin construction because it allows for dredging and filling federally regulated washes and streams for the project.
“I have decided it is time to move forward with decision making,” wrote Colloton, district engineer for the Corps’ Los Angeles regional office."
https://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/army-corps-warns-that-rosemont-s-mitigation-plan-is-inadequate/article_1edc454c-d63a-542d-9e82-d6ca551a7dbb.html