WASHINGTON - A bill to clear the way for development of North America's largest copper mine, near Superior, was approved Wednesday by a deeply divided House Natural Resources Committee.
The party-line vote by the committee was 26-19, with Republicans supporting the federal land swap needed to facilitate the Resolution Copper Mining project and Democrats opposing it.
The next step is a vote by the full House, possibly before the August legislative recess begins Aug. 6. The Republican-led chamber is expected to pass the bill, which supporters say could bring nearly 4,000 jobs to Arizona. Its fate in the Senate is far less certain.
Arizona lawmakers have been trying to win approval of the project for about six years.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/07/14/20110714superior-copper-mine-project-advances.html#ixzz1S6IuwhCs
Article courtesy of The Arizona Republic by Erin Kelly
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