Hermosa Project by South 32 is a major new mine near Kino Springs, Arizona (near Nogales). This large-scale zinc, manganese, and silver mine in the Patagonia Mountains will produce minerals critical for the US energy supply. It projects over 800 direct long-term jobs and with an estimated $2 billion investment. Hermosa has the potential to be a globally significant producer of metals critical to a low-carbon future. They are now developing the Taylor zinc-lead-silver deposit, while continuing to progress studies of the Clark manganese-zinc-silver oxide deposit and exploring other prospects at the site. The mining plan for Hermosa’s principal deposits of zinc-lead-silver and manganese- zinc-silver deposit calls for underground mining methods. The design includes dual shafts and underground long-hole technology. Federal permitting documents describe the project as a small-footprint underground mining operation that will minimize surface disturbance and use modern, low-carbon design and engineering principles.
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