The Santa Rita Mountains.
I recently became stuck inside these glorious hills. The vehicle which to
ok me into the mountains acted up on the fresh dampened dirt and left my friend and I stranded. The paper which was brought to start fires had a little snippet about the Rosemont Mine and how large it is proposed to be. I was unable to read the real article which was in the paper that came out while I was stuck, but when I returned and was at work I read the article on the front page of the Arizona newspaper. The Santa Rita Abbey's nuns had me captive in hearing about their attempts to fight this insane endeavor.
The Rosemont Project is a copper mining project aimed to use about 4,500 acres and produce more than 230 million pounds of copper per year. 3,330 acres of Forest Service Lands will be disturbed in this open pit
attempt to satisfy our "needs".
I had and still have my issues with the mine which sits in my backyard. However, I would much rather see the old tailings be re-examined than see the virgin earth become raped and pillaged. The little road and campsite which we sat in would be filled with dust and smells and sound pollution from the mine just a few miles away. The serenity of the wild no longer peaceful, but
irritating and sad. I will remember my brief moment in this little wilderness and use whatever powers I have as a decision making human to work against the destruction of the beauty I love so well.
Please visit www.scenicsantaritas.org to help keep these lands in their naturalness.
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