Op-ed: Why, as a fifth-generation miner, I oppose the Resolution Copper mine at Oak Flat

This piece originally appeared as an op-ed in the Arizona Republic.

Written Henry Muñoz by member of HECHO’s Conservation Leadership Council and chairman of Concerned Citizens and Retired Miners Association.

Mining is in my blood.

I am a fifth-generation miner born and raised in Superior. I worked in the industry for more than 20 years.

I don’t oppose mining, but I am firmly against Resolution Copper’s proposed mine at Oak Flat because it will destroy my community’s water. 

Simply put, the future of the residents of Superior and other cities east of Phoenix is at imminent risk because the U.S. government could soon give away federally protected land to Resolution Copper. 

Read full op-ed here.