Oct 23, 2009 | The Arizona Daily Star
Conflicting opinions on Rosemont Mine
The following letters are in response to the Oct. 20 article "US delays report on Rosemont mine plan." Forest no place for mine's waste Jamie Sturgess of Rosemont Copper said the costs of shipping waste to an already abandoned hole in the ground at, for instance, Twin Buttes, is fantasy because the cost to him would be too high.
Dam power promoted era of Valley growth
One hundred years ago today, cheap power gave Phoenix a jolt.Until Oct. 1, 1909, the city of 11,000 relied on gas lanterns and electricity from small wood- and gas-burning power plants.