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Billion-Dollar Project to Mine Arizona Copper Adapted from Information Provided by Resolution Copper Mining Located in the historic Magma Copper Mine in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, Resolution Copper is one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. It lies almost 7000 feet below the earth’s surface and is believed to contain more than 1.9 billion tons of copper ore. In 2014, the Resolution Copper Project accomplished an important milestone by constructing the 28-foot-diameter #10 shaft to a final depth of 6943 feet, making it the deepest shaft in the U.S. The company has used this project to collect geotechnical information needed to design a mine expected to produce 25% of the nation’s copper demand. Project Director Andrew Taplin said the project “will bring jobs and mean- ingful economic and community benefits to the entire region.” With over $1 billion invested to sink the exploratory shaft to full depth, Resolution Copper is now focusing on working with regulators and the community to finalize operating plans and earn the permits necessary to responsibly and safely develop an operational, world-class copper mine. In March 2016, the mining company marked another significant milestone when the United States Forest Service opened a 60-day public scoping period under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the proposed copper project near Superior, Arizona. “We welcome the opening of the public comment period and the process to evaluate our Mine Plan of Operation and Land Exchange,” said Taplin. “NEPA is entirely consistent with the way in which we develop state-of-the-art projects worldwide, and it is an important process that allows stakeholders to identify potential environmental and cultural concerns so that they can be analyzed and mitigated... Our values man- date that our project be open to public scrutiny and respectful to all views being expressed.” As the mine moves forward from project permitting to full operation, Resolution Copper seeks to create mutually beneficial partnerships in areas such as land stewardship, direct employment, and job training, along with contracting and commercial op- portunities for local and Native American-owned businesses. Editor’s Note: In between our print issues, the WWDR Team prepares an electronic newsletter called E-News Flash . Based on readership, this was the most popular E-News Flash article of the month. Get in on the action and subscribe today at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com '+" '))/ '07 #.2'!# +! ,+ !# ,,( +" )'(# 1/ +" )'(# 1/ #.2'!# ,2# +" #5,+" 5,1. +##"/ # /&'- 3,.)"3'"# 5 )) ! ..'#./ # 1')" 0, /1'0 5,1. ".')) '0 +##"/ 0, /1' # /-#!' )'6# '+ .#- '. ,$ )) . +"/ +" /'6#/ # )/, & 2# )'!( ++'&') 0,. .')) 0'!(/ 0& 0 "#/0.,5 !) 5 +" /& )# $.,* 5,1. '0 )) ,)) .## +" + " ,. $ 4 1/ *'))/ &1%&#/ +#0 *'))/ '0/#.2'!#'+! !,* '0/ 2 ') )# $,. ,') +" % / 3 0#. 3#)) %#,0&#.* ) *'+'+% !,+/0.1!0',+ +" ,0&#. --)'! 0',+/ 51 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JUNE 2016