Rosemont Copper Mine Tours – Tucson, Arizona
Rosemont Copper offers tours to all that are interested in seeing the development of the copper mine planned for the area just outside of Tucson. You will see cattle grazing, detailed plans of how the mine is going to be developed with minimum impact on the surrounding beauty.
It is planned for Rosemount Copper Company to develop the most progressive and efficient metal-producing operations in the world at this location. They will set new environmental standards for resource protection, water conservation, and land reclamation which will set the standard for the rest of the world to follow when they are mining the necessary resources to make the world function.
What an opportunity for you to learn and see what this company is offering the world right here in Tucson! Just book a tour, visit with the people working in the mine environment and you will learn that there is a genuine desire to reclaim the land in a beautiful manner rather than ugly piles of waste.
To assist in the revegetation and reclamation effort, Rosemont Copper has established a 30,000-acre working cattle ranch about 30 miles south of Tucson, AZ. The ranching operation is professionally managed by Tom Kay and he will oversee a herd of 500 to 550 beef cattle. The Rosemont ranch has no dairy cows. Tom has years of ranching experience and loves being a cowboy, working to keep the cattle, equipment, and beauty all working in tip-top order. He knows that we need copper to function today but he also knows that beauty in the area needs to be maintained. The plans of the company accomplish this with their vision, approach, plans, and promises.
Rosemont will be using the latest in natural, non-confined ranching techniques. Rosemont cattle will be raised in environmentally friendly conditions with no hormones, no antibiotics and they will be completely range fed.
The revegetation has been studied with the assistance of the University Of Arizona School Of Natural Resources. They were performed to identify the optimum plant species for the revegetation following the mining process. The 29 seeds selected have a resilient and productive system and are currently available from large-scale commercial seed vendors and meet the NRCS’s ecological site description.
The cattle-ranching operation is critical to assist in the process of growing and reproducing the seeds. Since seeds do better if incorporated into the soil so they don’t dry out in our desert heat or blow away in our wind so the cattle hooves can press the seed into the soil. The grazing of the cattle creates textured soil which helps capture water and nutrients.
Not only that but the grazing helps to stimulate the growth not only with them grazing but also by trampling weeds and eating weed flowers. Of course, the manure provides benefits of fertilizing the land which helps even in the poor growth areas where a concentration of manure increases microorganisms and adds to the soil fertility.
Rosemont Copper Mine has been actively assisting a number of local organizations with their fundraising activities. They have assisted in a number of activities such as supplying not only financial assistance but also providing the cow for the Cienega Rotary “Cow Pie Bingo” event where funds assist in both local and international projects.
Rosemont Copper hosts free weekly tours of the site that include visits to the geology exploration camp, the historic mining areas, the old quarry, and the weather station. Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 to noon. This tour will be not only a beautiful opportunity to see the Arizona Mountains and desert but also to learn about the value of copper to our development. Without copper, we probably would not have electricity or would not have a space program. It’s critical to mine this mineral in the most environmentally friendly manner possible and Rosemont Copper Mine is working toward accomplishing this and setting the standard for the rest of the world!
You can arrange for your tour by calling Phone: (520) 343-1730
The mine is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona.
Rosemont Copper
Hidden Springs Rd
Vail, AZ 85641