Winter pile burning resumes on Tusayan and Williams Ranger Districts (Source: AP) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 26, 2021 at 1:17 PM MST - Updated January 27 at 5:20 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Fire managers on the south zone
on the Kaibab National Forest
in northern Arizona
will
be continuing burning slash piles on both the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Tusayan Ranger District: On Wednesday a total of about 20 piles at various locations across the district will be burned, with most of them being located west of the Grand Canyon Airport. Smoke may be visible from Highway 64 and the airport at times, however little to no smoke impacts are expected, and this burn will be short in duration.
We had a few drops of rain one day in December, but until this week, we’d missed out on real storms here in the Phoenix area for several months.
Now they’ve finally arrived, first on Tuesday, and then some sprinkles on Thursday morning.
At least two winter storms are on the way in the coming days, and they are bringing rain and snow to parts of Arizona over the weekend and into next week.
National Weather Service meteorologist Emily Thornton says these storms especially the second one are significant, but not uncharacteristic for the area.
“We’re going to mostly be seeing snow in the high country, but then as we move into the weekend and Monday and Tuesday, [we’ll] see snow levels drop almost down to around 2,000 or 3,000 feet by Tuesday, Thornton said.
Most people pretty much take the air surrounding us for granted. However, when the air gets polluted, it can make it more difficult for some people to breathe. Those with respiratory ailments such as asthma or COPD can have difficulty when the air becomes dirty.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Maricopa County Air Quality Department work in tandem to issue warnings on potential air quality issues and implement measures to reduce the impacts of those instances.
ADEQ monitors weather conditions along with air quality measurements and forecasts pollution potential a few days in advance and will issue a warning if indicated.
Resolution Copper completes $75 million restoration of historic mining land Resolution Copper completes $75 million restoration of historic mining land near Superior, Arizona. (Source: Resolution Copper) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 11, 2021 at 2:46 PM MST - Updated January 12 at 5:24 AM
SUPERIOR, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Resolution Copper has completed a $75 million restoration and reclamation project of 475 acres of land affected by close to a century of historic impacts from the Magma Copper Mine near the town of Superior.
Resolution Copper voluntarily committed to accelerate the reclamation work to demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the historic mining impacts well in advance of any new mine development activities.
Taseko Mines to move ahead with Arizona copper project
The first copper cathode harvest at Taseko Mines Florence copper project in Arizona. Credit: Taseko Mines.
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) said the Florence town council in Arizona has decided not to appeal the Aquifer protection permit (APP) for the company’s Florence copper project, which it received last month.
The permit, granted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), allows Taseko to extract copper in-situ, a process done using a water-based solution.
The project, located between Phoenix and Tucson, will include 24 injection-recovery and monitoring wells. Copper will be recovered from the solution in an SX/EW (solvent extraction-electrowinning) plant, which is expected to reduce production costs and the environmental footprint of the project.