Copper Creek Exploration Project

under construction

The Copper Creek Exploration Project near Mammoth, Arizona involves mining exploration drilling that includes industrial drilling, bright lights, heavy noise, truck traffic, surface disturbance, and groundwater pumping in habitat in and around Copper Creek Canyon, a tributary of the Lower San Pedro River. The project has raised environmental concerns due to its impact on threatened species such as the Mexican spotted owl and the yellow-billed cuckoo.