State stalls Curis’ plans for copper mining in Florence
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times
PHOENIX — A state board on Friday blocked construction of a controversial copper leaching operation beneath Florence, at least in the form it was proposed.
The Arizona Water Quality Appeals Board Friday accepted the findings of an administrative law judge who concluded that the permit issued to Curis Resources by the state Department of Environmental Quality to pump acid into the ground would not adequately protect water quality. Her report found a series of shortcomings.
But board members did not kill the project outright.
