a natural history of imperiled sky islands

The Santa Rita Mountain Range and Copper World

Hudbay plans to heap leach minerals on the west side using sulfuric acid in the old Helvetia mining district. Large quantities of sulfuric acid will be used to process oxide deposits rich in carbonates. The company estimates that approximately 200 million metric tons of acid-leachable resources are present. Sulfuric acid

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