Hermosa Mine Expansion
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Patagonia, Arizona, United States
Source: Coyote Gulch
The U.S. Forest Service granted final approval to South32's proposal to re-open and expand the Hermosa Mine in southern Arizona to extract battery materials such as manganese and zinc, along with silver and lead. The expansion includes disturbance of about 400 acres of Forest Service land, mining at a projected rate of about 4.7 million tons of ore per year, discharge of treated water, and constru
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Energy Storage, Metal
- Location
- Patagonia, Arizona, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Coyote Gulch
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Original status | approved |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The U.S. Forest Service granted final approval to South32's proposal to re-open and expand the Hermosa Mine in southern Arizona to extract battery materials such as manganese and zinc, along with silver and lead. The expansion includes disturbance of about 400 acres of Forest Service land, mining at a projected rate of about 4.7 million tons of ore per year, discharge of treated water, and construction of a main access road. |
Original sector | Mining |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Arizona |
City | Patagonia |
Source
Source | Coyote Gulch |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Energy Storage, Metal |
Article published date | 2026-07-16 |
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