ADEQ holds public hearing on Florence Copper aquifer protection permit
Florence Copper’s production test facility SX/EW Processing Plant, on July 27, 2018./Florence Copper
Florence residents had no objections regarding a massive mining plan to use a solution to dissolve copper in bedrock close to local water supplies at a meeting this week discussing the potential plan.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality held a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 9, for Florence residents to comment on the potential issuing of the aquifer protection permit to the Florence Copper project. Florence Copper is at 1575 Hunt Highway according to ADEQ.
The permit would allow Florence Copper to use its copper-dissolving solution, which the company contends is similar to vinegar, near aquifer units that harvest the city’s drinking water. The residents at the meeting approve of how environmentally friendly Florence Copper’s on-site copper recovery approach is.
