There is a proposed copper mine in the Vail, Arizona, area.  This mine, Rosemont Copper Mine, has not yet been approved and comments from the public are currently being accepted.  The proposed location of the mine is west of Highway 83 in the Santa Rita mountains.  There were three public meetings held in rapid succession in mid-March but the public was given less than a week's notice.  After public outcry and pressure from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, another meeting has been scheduled for this Saturday (April 5, 2008) in Vail, Arizona. 

It will be in the Auditorium at Cienega High School at 12775 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.  It will be held open house style from 3 PM to 6 PM so feel free to stop by at any time during those hours to get more information and/or to express your opinion.  I hope to see some of you there who live in the area and could be affected by this development.  I will be there during the first hour.

If you can't make the meeting, but would like to send your comments to the Coronado Forest Service, you can write to Team Leader/Rosemont Copper project, Coronado National Forest Service, 300 W Congress St., Tucson, AZ  85701, fax to (520) 388-8305 or email comments-southwestern-coronado@fsfed.us.  Make sure you do it quickly.  My understanding is that the 30 day comment period started in mid-March so we really only have 2 weeks to respond in order to make our voices heard.