ADEQ Receives New Permit Application for Rosemont Copper Company's (Rosemont's) Copper World Project in Pima County, Arizona
October, 11 2022 ADEQ Copper World Project Class II Permit_Application (v3.0)
Rosemont Permit Application Submission Letter
ADEQ Asserts Jurisdiction on Copper World Project
On August 1, 2022 the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) asserted complete air quality jurisdiction over the Copper World Project, consisting of copper mining and ore processing operations on privately-owned land located on the eastern and western sides of the northern Santa Rita Mountains. The Copper World Project is also adjacent to, and is owned by the same company as the Rosemont Copper Project.
For any questions, comments ,or concerns regarding the Copper World Project please use the publicly available ADEQ Staff Directory to contact Balaji Vaidyanathan and/or Daniel Czecholinski.
ADEQ Asserts Jurisdiction on Rosemont Activities
On August 3, 2012 the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) asserted complete air quality jurisdiction over the Rosemont Copper Project, an open pit copper mine approximately 30 miles southeast of Tucson on State Highway 83. For any questions, comments ,or concerns regarding the Rosemont Copper Project please use the publicly available ADEQ Staff Directory to contact Balaji Vaidyanathan and/or David Kim.
The following information is provided for informational purposes. Please contact ADEQ for any possible updates to this information.
ADEQ Activity Permit - Issue Letter
ADEQ Fugitive Dust Activity Permit
ADEQ Final Permit
Attachment D - Dust Control Plan
Attachment E - Ausenco-Plant-Site-Road-Layout_101180-5200-B-711-RevD
Attachment F - Dry-Tailings-Management-Plan
ADEQ TSD
ADEQ Responsiveness Summary
Link to ADEQ Rosemont Copper permitting webpage
County Administrators Office
Forest Service EIS Process - Additional information for consideration
PDEQ Rosemont Copper Mine Air Quality Permit Application
Documents related to the Rosemont Copper Mine Air Quality Permit will be placed on this page as they become available.
01-31-2013 - ADEQ Issues Air Quality Permit No. 55223 to Rosemont Copper Company
10-31-2012 - PCAQCD's Comments on ADEQ's Proposed Rosemont Copper Company Air Quality Permit No. 55223
08-03-2012 - ADEQ Letter to PDEQ: Rosemont Assertion of Jurisdiction
07-19-2012 - Memo from County Administrator to Pima County Board of Supervisors Regarding Superior Court Decision
07-17-2012 - Memo from PDEQ Director to County Administrator Regarding Superior Court Decision
12-19-2011 - FINAL RULING : Pima County Air Quality Hearing Board
12-05-2011 - NOTICE OF HEARING: Pima County Air Quality Hearing Board (Third Hearing)
Notice 3 - Rosemont Copper Company Appeal of Permit Application Denial
Thursday, December 19, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
HEARING AGENDA
AQHB Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law, Dec 5, 2011 : DRAFT
11-10-2011 - NOTICE OF HEARING: Pima County Air Quality Hearing Board (Second Hearing)
Notice 2 - Rosemont Copper Company Appeal of Permit Application Denial
Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
HEARING AGENDA
PROPOSED RULING: This is a proposed ruling to be considered as reflected in Agenda Item IV.c. The AQHB is free to adopt or reject the proposed ruling at the hearing.
10-28-2011 - NOTICE OF HEARING: Pima County Air Quality Hearing Board
Notice 1 - Rosemont Copper Company Appeal of Permit Application Denial
Monday, November 7, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
10-07-2011 - Rosemont Notice of Appeal of Denial of Permit Application
9-29-2011 - PDEQ Denial of Air Quality Permit Application
PDEQ Letter to Rosemont Denying Permit Application
PDEQ Press Release Regarding Permit Application Denial
8-29-2011 - PDEQ Proposed Air Quality Permit and Public Notice/Comment Information
Proposed Permit
Proposed Technical Support Document (TSD)
Public Notice
List Serve Notification
8-15-2011 - Memo from County Administrator to County Board of Supervisors Regarding Proposed Air Quality Permit
8-12-2011 - PDEQ Letter to EPA Requesting State Implementation Plan (SIP) Guidance
6-23-2011 - Rosemont Notice of Intent to Sue
6-1-2011 - Rosemont Response to Additional Information Request
5-12-2011 - PDEQ Request for Additional Information
5-10-2011 - Rosemont Submittal of Draft Air Quality Permit to PDEQ
11-30-2010 - PDEQ Letter to Source - Application Administratively Complete
11-8-2010 - PDEQ Letter to EPA Requesting Permit Review Assistance
10-8-2010 - Rosemont Response to PDEQ Request for Information
9-24-2010 - Memo from County Administrator to County Board of Supervisors Regarding Department of Environmental Quality's Issuance of an Incomplete Determination for the Rosemont Copper Mine's Air Quality Permit Application
9-23-2010 - Letter from Director of Department of Environmental Quality Regarding Incomplete Determination for Rosemont Copper Mine's Air Quality Permit Application
9-20-2010 - Memo from County Administrator to Director of County Department of Environmental Quality
9-17-2010 - Memo from County Administrator to County Board of Supervisors
9-14-2010 - Rosemont Submittal of White Paper from Fennemore Craig, P. C.
Cover Letter
White Paper
9-13-2010 - Letter from Rosemont Regarding Air Quality Permit Application
9-8-2010 - Rosemont Submittal of Electronic Air Permit Application Files
Cover Letter
Executive Summary - Air Quality Information
Class II Permit Application
Emissions Inventory Information
Modeling Report to Assess Ambient Air Quality Impacts
CALPUFF Modeling Report to Assess Impacts in Class I Areas
8-20-2010 - Memo from County Administrator to County Board of Supervisors
7-29-2010 - Application Cover Letter
7-29-2010 - Site Maps (included in application)
7-29-2010 - Class II Air Quality Permit Application