"Judge won't reconsider his ruling stopping the Rosemont Mine"
by Tony Davis - Arizona Daily Star -- Oct 31, 2019 Updated Jun 27, 2020...

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A federal judge has declined to reconsider his July ruling that barred construction of the Rosemont open-pit copper mine.

U.S. District Judge James Soto turned back a request from Hudbay Minerals to vacate or amend his July 31 ruling that overturned the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of the $1.9 billion mine project in 2017.

“Motions for reconsideration should be granted only in rare circumstances,” Soto wrote in his Oct. 25 decision, concluding: “The court finds no basis to reconsider its decision.”

Reacting, the mining company said in a written statement: “We will be continuing our work to appeal the decision as we evaluate next steps for the project....”

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