Hermosa Critical Minerals Project, Coronado National Forest
South32 Hermosa, Inc. is proposing a 1.7-billion-dollar zinc and manganese underground mining and processing operation in a historic mining district in Santa Cruz County, Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. The proposed underground mine project would continue the historic production of minerals within the Patagonia Mountains. The primary minerals targeted by the proponent, South32, are manganese and zinc, identified by USGS as critical minerals.
The Hermosa Critical Minerals Project (Hermosa Project) is the first, and currently the only, critical minerals project covered under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).
Supporting documentation is available online at the Coronado National Forest website under 'Managing the Land' and then 'Projects’. https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/coronado/?project=65668
The Hermosa Critical Minerals Project (Hermosa Project) is the first, and currently the only, critical minerals project covered under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41).
Supporting documentation is available online at the Coronado National Forest website under 'Managing the Land' and then 'Projects’. https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/coronado/?project=65668