This is hard rock mining. Is this what we want in our Public Lands 
Current Action Items:
SIGN NOW: Tell Obama and the National Forest officials to keep hardrock mining out of our forests!
Report to Forest Service on ignoring the devastation of hardrock mining in their new Planning Rule
Proposed copper mine in Coronado National Forest illustrates the need for change
Hazardous Waste Spills at Arizona mines illustrate the tragedy that could occur when mining on public lands
Letter to Forest Service: Plea to save 33,000 mature trees, wildlife habitat and recreation region.Save our trees: Oak Flat and Rosemont Ranch
Complete details on Augusta Resource Corp's Rosemont mine near Tucson
Grand Canyon saved from mining for 20 years!Report to House Natural Resource Committee regarding Oak Flat
Dept. of Energy Report: Copper is not needed for wind turbines (Pg. 64)Save Devil's Canyon, Oak Flat and Apache Leap from mining
Mining Law Reform Issues:
That was THEN!
This is NOW!
Watch National Geographic video on mining reform!
National Geographic article on mining reform!
Donations Senators of 109th Congress received from mining corporations.
A plea for sanity in forest management in Arizona
—New report: Environmental Justice & the Survival of a People: Uranium Mining & the Oglala Lakota People
—Report to U.S.Congress on urgency of reform
—See YouTube on urgency of reform
—See YouTube: Poison Wind
The Rahall bill HR 2262 passed the House of Representatives on November 2, 2007 with a vote of 244 - 166.
All of the AZ Democrats voted "yes."
Good work to all! Now on to the Senate!
Current News Releases including from New York Times, Salt Lake City Tribune, AP, National Geological Society
Victory in Colorado for water and public accountability on mining
Information on proposed Uranium mining at Grand Canyon
Groundwater Awareness League comments on withdrawal
Groundwater Awareness League comments on withdrawal—second phase
Data on mining impacts, including Sierrita and Rosemont
Information on Superior—Apache Leap, Oak Flat, Devil's Canyon—proposed mine
The Reality—still not convinced? Check out this photo album!
Contact Nancy Freeman
dataminer [at] mining-law-reform.info