Copper mine will use 250 billion gallons of water as drought ravages
As Arizona enters what is likely to be its third decade of unprecedented drought, the proposed Resolution Copper mine just east of Superior at the site of Oak Flat has become a symbol of the fight over economic development, dwindling water supplies, and the preservation of Native American heritage and publicly owned open spaces. On Tuesday, the San Carlos Apache Tribe released a water study on the deep mining project that describes a region in crisis and a proposed mine that will use 250 billion gallons of water …