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Greenwire reports on Rosemont Copper investigation

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Greenwire, the leading information source for comprehensive, objective, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy, politics and markets, published a story last week on InvestigativeMEDIA and Rosemont Copper Company.

Former journalist probes company in bid to stop Ariz. copper mine

Manuel Quinones, E&E reporter

Published: Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Foes of a proposed copper mine near Tucson, Ariz., have hired a former journalist to scour records on the mining company’s finances, securities filings and executives in search of damaging information that might halt the project.

John Dougherty, founder of InvestigativeMEDIA LLC and a former reporter for Ohio’s Dayton Daily News and the Phoenix New Times, said he’s looking into the developer, Rosemont Copper Co., and its parent, Augusta Resource Corp., and hoping to raise questions about a planned open-pit mine in the Santa Rita Mountains.

“I think they are probably cooked,” Dougherty said of the mining company’s permitting and financial hurdles. “They’re in a bind.”

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Green Valley News on “Cyanide Beach”: “You should see it.”

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Green Valley News editor Dan Shearer devotes his Sunday column to InvestigativeMEDIA’s documentary “Cyanide Beach” and states: “This documentary…does raise questions that Rosemont must address if it intends to move forward with integrity.”

“Cyanide Beach” will have two screenings on Monday, Sept. 17. The 24-minute documentary will be shown at 10 a.m. at the Tubac Community Center and at 6:30 p.m. at the Quail Creek Crystal Ballroom. The film will also be shown at 7 p.m., Sept. 29 in Patagonia at the Tin Shed. More screenings are being scheduled. Please see “events” for more information.

“Cyanide Beach” played to a packed house Sept. 5 and 6 at the Desert Sky Cinema in Sahuarita. More than 800 people have seen the documentary at two screenings in Tucson and two in Sahuarita.

InvestigativeMEDIA dismisses Rosemont’s Aug. 23 press release as unsupported diversionary tactic

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InvestigativeMEDIA stands by the documentary “Cyanide Beach” and dismisses Rosemont Copper Company’s Aug. 23 press release attempting to discredit the film as a transparent attempt to deflect the public’s attention from the serious issues raised in the documentary.

Six of the current and former board members of Augusta Resource Corp., the parent company of Rosemont Copper, also served on the board of Sargold Resource Corporation. [Read more…]

UPDATE: August 23 screening of “Cyanide Beach” is at capacity; Additional screening scheduled for August 27th in Tucson

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[Update: All seats for the August 23 premiere of “Cyanide Beach have reserved.  An additional screening is scheduled for, Monday, August 27 at 7:00 PM, at the Crossroads Theater.  Admission is free, but RSVP today to secure your seat. InvestigativeMEDIA founder John Dougherty will answer questions following the screening.]

What does a small town in Sardinia, Italy have in common with the pitched battle over the proposed Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson?

The same Canadian mining speculators that are now seeking government permits to blast a mile-wide, half-mile deep hole in the Santa Rita Mountains and dump waste rock and mine tailings on more than 3,000 acres of the Coronado National Forest once owned and operated an open-pit gold mine in Sardinia.

What happened near the iconic Sardinian farming town of Furtei provides crucial insight into what could happen here, in southern Arizona.

InvestigativeMEDIA, LLC’s 23-minute video documentary “Cyanide Beach” tells an important and timely story that anyone interested in the Rosemont copper mine project needs to know.

Please attend one of our future showings or contact us if you would like to show Cyanide Beach to your group. Also, be sure to be added to our mailing list to receive notice of future screenings.