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Index

A

Access road: 1, 4, 6, 8, 23, 24, 27, 33, 34, 35, 

38, 39, 41, 44, 54, 57, 59, 62, 69, 73, 77, 

88, 92, 96, 107, 137, 143, 144, 147, 300, 

313, 326, 336, 369, 374, 391, 392, 394, 

399, 400, 405, 406, 407, 409, 411, 417, 

427, 428, 446, 448, 449, 474, 480, 481, 

482, 485, 486, 493, 509, 512, 531, 532, 

533, 535, 537, 539, 542, 546, 553, 554, 

565, 574, 581, 590, 592, 594, 595, 604, 

610, 611, 612, 614, 651, 668, 676, 680, 

684, 689, 693, 696, 749

Acid rock drainage: 32, 100, 325, 327, 336, 

340, 341, 342, 348, 349, 817

Active management area: 42, 75, 206, 213, 

214, 228, 229, 230, 253, 278, 279, 307, 

659, 786, 794

Affected environment: 3, 46, 62, 107, 108, 

111, 135, 140, 156, 163, 205, 228, 276, 

284, 301, 321, 327, 347, 350, 360, 363, 

393, 402, 414, 424, 429, 433, 442, 444, 

447, 452, 454, 457, 467, 480, 496, 505, 

506, 516, 549, 557, 580, 583, 591, 594, 

604, 605, 613, 617, 627, 643, 648, 658, 

669, 707, 737, 754, 803, 817

Air quality: 12, 13, 20, 43, 64, 65, 97, 104, 

158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 166, 168, 

169, 170, 174, 175, 177, 179, 180, 182, 

183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 190, 192, 194, 

195, 196, 197, 200, 203, 204, 205, 350, 

452, 463, 472, 507, 552, 559, 644, 645, 

647, 648, 650, 657, 658, 659, 660, 705, 

745, 752, 754, 774, 775, 776, 779, 780, 

798, 801, 808, 812, 827, 829

Ambient concentration: 170, 173, 184, 185, 

186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 287, 650, 817

American Indian Religious Freedom Act: 669

Animal unit month: 1, 101, 430, 432, 435, 

436, 437, 439, 440, 441, 817

Aquifer: 14, 32, 36, 40, 57, 71, 76, 80, 86, 87, 

88, 99, 105, 109, 140, 142, 206, 209, 211, 

213, 216, 217, 220, 221, 223, 224, 228, 

229, 231, 232, 233, 235, 238, 246, 252, 

253, 254, 259, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 

267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 

275, 277, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 

286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 

294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 301, 303, 309, 

341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 387, 388, 

389, 390, 553, 554, 558, 649, 748, 780, 

786, 804, 818, 819

Archaeological site: 17, 662, 671, 672, 675, 

679, 681, 682, 685, 698, 699, 700, 825

Arizona Department of Commerce: 526, 708, 

709, 711, 714, 725, 731, 740, 741, 780

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

(ADEQ): 14, 15, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 

41, 43, 44, 57, 64, 71, 76, 77, 80, 131, 165, 

170, 174, 175, 180, 187, 209, 280, 284, 

285, 291, 295, 298, 309, 323, 328, 329, 

330, 333, 341, 342, 346, 347, 572, 758, 

760, 780, 804, 818

Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral 

Resources: 758, 760, 793, 801

Arizona Department of Water Resources

(ADWR): 34, 40, 41, 42, 110, 133, 213, 

215, 228, 229, 230, 232, 235, 236, 237, 

238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 252, 253, 

267, 276, 277, 300, 302, 309, 310, 311, 

312, 314, 315, 316, 317, 758, 760, 781, 

788, 794

Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD):

16, 28, 108, 353, 358, 371, 373, 374, 375, 

376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 

414, 517, 525, 535, 537, 542, 544, 549, 

674, 687, 758, 760, 781, 783, 784, 785, 

788, 790, 801

Arizona Geological Survey: 116, 131, 648, 

758, 760, 789, 792, 795, 797

Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS): 10, 18, 34, 

35, 40, 76, 140, 141, 165, 229, 230, 285, 
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328, 424, 448, 525, 557, 558, 565, 584, 

589, 628, 654, 663, 794, 818, 819

Arizona State Land Department: 38, 39, 41, 

101, 277, 368, 391, 417, 423, 424, 425, 

428, 697, 698, 758, 760

Attainment area: 169, 818

B

Background concentration: 180, 183, 184, 

185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 818

Baseline: 3, 46, 76, 107, 110, 147, 148, 175, 

298, 312, 315, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 

325, 326, 333, 336, 337, 338, 347, 349, 

461, 651, 652, 749, 805, 815

Best available demonstrated control 

technology (BADCT): 14, 32, 40, 99, 280, 

282, 296, 342, 780

Best management practices (BMP): 33, 41, 72, 

77, 137, 141, 157, 313, 326, 329, 346, 348, 

349, 818

Biological resources: 100, 107, 208, 267, 295, 

312, 313, 315, 316, 325, 350, 352, 414, 

416, 435, 472, 535, 585, 590, 616, 687, 

755, 772, 773, 776

Bureau of Economic Analysis: 700, 717, 721, 

785

Bureau of Labor Statistics: 700, 721

Bureau of Land Management (BLM): 1, 3, 4, 

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 19, 23, 28, 38, 39, 

40, 42, 46, 68, 73, 78, 82, 100, 101, 108, 

110, 112, 113, 117, 126, 130, 238, 240, 241, 

243, 244, 322, 353, 354, 355, 358, 361, 

368, 371, 378, 380, 386, 391, 395, 402, 

414, 417, 423, 424, 425, 427, 429, 430, 

437, 457, 460, 461, 464, 468, 469, 470, 

471, 474, 477, 484, 485, 498, 508, 509, 

513, 514, 518, 524, 526, 551, 595, 597, 

616, 628, 655, 659, 697, 708, 723, 745, 

746, 757, 761, 772, 774, 775, 785, 786, 

790, 791, 799, 801, 808, 815, 820, 821, 

822, 826, 827, 828, 832

C

Candidate species: 354, 362, 819

Census Bureau: 708, 709, 712, 726, 735

Clean Air Act (CAA): 12, 65, 113, 160, 165, 

168, 169, 175, 180, 183, 187, 627, 819, 828

Clean Water Act: 5, 9, 10, 34, 40, 45, 77, 78, 

80, 81, 85, 113, 325, 328, 329, 330, 347, 

350, 387, 390, 829, 835

Climate: 97, 158, 161, 166, 167, 197, 205, 

304, 350, 463, 507, 552, 650, 657, 722, 

752, 775, 776, 792, 802, 812, 813

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 4, 5, 6, 7, 

8, 9, 12, 35, 41, 45, 62, 70, 78, 79, 81, 82, 

83, 89, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 135, 

156, 161, 164, 165, 166, 168, 169, 195, 

200, 205, 276, 321, 337, 347, 358, 361, 

377, 414, 424, 429, 442, 447, 452, 467, 

516, 517, 528, 549, 557, 558, 565, 580, 

589, 591, 613, 622, 623, 625, 628, 643, 

648, 654, 658, 671, 672, 754, 810, 817, 

819, 824, 826, 827, 832, 835

Cooperating agency: 212, 662, 671, 771

Council on Environmental Quality: 7, 44, 62, 

78, 79, 81, 108, 135, 156, 205, 276, 321, 

347, 414, 429, 442, 451, 549, 580, 591, 

613, 628, 643, 658, 735, 754, 787, 820, 822

Criteria pollutant: 164, 165, 166, 168, 169, 

170, 174, 178, 180, 184, 185, 187, 204, 

205, 650, 657, 820

Critical habitat: 40, 360, 377, 378, 379, 380, 

381, 382, 383, 384, 397, 398, 400, 401, 809

Cultural resource: 10, 17, 36, 42, 57, 62, 66, 

90, 104, 105, 478, 531, 594, 661, 662, 664, 

666, 667, 668, 669, 671, 672, 676, 677, 

679, 681, 682, 689, 693, 697, 698, 699, 

700, 701, 707, 751, 753, 755, 772, 774, 

784, 787, 789, 790, 791, 792, 796, 798, 

800, 802, 803, 820, 823, 824
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Cumulative effect: 3, 11, 108, 135, 156, 203, 

205, 276, 277, 297, 321, 347, 414, 429, 

442, 444, 450, 451, 452, 454, 486, 506, 

508, 509, 512, 549, 580, 591, 605, 610, 

613, 643, 644, 658, 659, 664, 666, 697, 

754, 820, 821

D

Direct effect: 134, 161, 203, 315, 427, 513, 

579, 621, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 697, 821

Direct impact: 103, 104, 105, 133, 157, 269, 

300, 307, 313, 314, 321, 326, 336, 337, 

348, 360, 387, 389, 391, 392, 394, 396, 

397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 404, 405, 

406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 

514, 530, 532, 537, 539, 544, 546, 556, 

557, 579, 589, 590, 638, 647, 660, 682, 

684, 687, 689, 693, 731, 739, 740, 821

Diversion channel: 32, 33, 44, 54, 59, 102, 

312, 313, 319, 320, 346, 466, 480, 490, 

491, 492, 494, 495, 496, 499, 510, 511, 512

E

Electrowinning: 9, 26, 83, 86, 102, 129, 178, 

436, 556, 563, 565, 567, 573, 578, 819, 829

Emission: 12, 13, 19, 42, 64, 65, 67, 74, 97, 

158, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 166, 168, 

169, 170, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 

180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 

189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, 

198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 

206, 381, 443, 627, 657, 658, 659, 660, 

752, 791, 780, 818, 822

Employment: 20, 104, 107, 701, 702, 703, 

705, 708, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 719, 

720, 728, 729, 731, 738, 739, 741, 742, 

743, 746, 753

Endangered Species: 16, 40, 113, 329, 336, 

353, 358, 360, 362, 386, 434, 776, 819, 

822, 834

Endangered Species Act: 16, 113, 329, 336, 

353, 358, 360, 362, 386, 434, 776, 834

Environmental impact statement (EIS): 1, 4, 6, 

7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 23, 35, 39, 43, 107, 385, 

662, 677, 679, 757, 760, 771, 785, 793, 

808, 822, 828, 831, 832

Environmental justice: 104, 524, 610, 612, 

700, 702, 703, 704, 705, 707, 734, 735, 

737, 738, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 771, 

773, 787

EPA: 160, 164, 165, 175, 193, 194, 794, 808

Ephemeral stream: 99, 265, 275, 300, 307, 

316, 340, 822

Erosion: 12, 32, 33, 34, 59, 71, 72, 74, 75, 86, 

116, 136, 137, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 

147, 148, 156, 157, 178, 179, 298, 302, 

303, 305, 313, 316, 322, 326, 328, 330, 

336, 337, 338, 347, 348, 349, 376, 414, 

435, 463, 482, 483, 496, 509, 573, 595, 

649, 697, 776, 797, 818

Evapotranspiration: 220, 223, 237, 254, 267, 

268

F

Fault: 116, 125, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 217, 

218, 220, 221, 235, 238, 648, 797, 834

Federal Register: 11, 78, 114, 378, 380, 381, 

382, 384, 679, 809, 810, 828

Floodplain: 42, 229, 285, 231, 302, 303, 306, 

307, 328, 330, 331, 338, 661

Forage: 93, 381, 384, 397, 399, 403, 433, 434, 

435, 436, 817, 822, 823

Forest Service: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 

42, 43, 44, 45, 64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 

75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 93, 

103, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 126, 130, 134, 

136, 140, 141, 144, 157, 165, 174, 177, 

183, 184, 187, 204, 228, 229, 230, 246, 

278, 284, 285, 286, 293, 301, 302, 322, 

328, 330, 336, 352, 353, 354, 355, 358, 

360, 361, 368, 369, 370, 371, 373, 376, 

377, 383, 385, 386, 391, 395, 402, 414, 

415, 417, 424, 427, 428, 430, 432, 433, 
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434, 435, 437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 447, 

453, 454, 456, 457, 460, 461, 463, 464, 

466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 483, 486, 

496, 507, 510, 511, 513, 516, 517, 518, 

520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 528, 531, 533, 

535, 537, 539, 542, 544, 546, 550, 552, 

558, 559, 583, 584, 585, 586, 592, 593, 

594, 595, 597, 599, 605, 610, 612, 613, 

615, 616, 628, 657, 659, 661, 669, 671, 

675, 679, 682, 685, 707, 708, 716, 720, 

728, 733, 754, 755, 771, 772, 793, 809, 

811, 815, 829, 831, 833

Fossil: 77, 110, 114, 124, 126, 127, 128, 134, 

136, 158, 162, 204

Fragmentation: 15, 69, 100, 209, 323, 352, 

359, 392, 405, 407, 408, 410, 412, 414, 

415, 822

G

Geological: 12, 20, 75, 77, 86, 100, 104, 110, 

115, 117, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 132, 

133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 143, 147, 211, 

213, 216, 220, 224, 228, 229, 238, 240, 

259, 262, 263, 264, 269, 278, 284, 286, 

300, 302, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315, 

317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 325, 327, 

328, 338, 339, 340, 464, 471, 512, 620, 

644, 645, 647, 648, 649, 652, 656, 687, 

751, 774, 775, 783, 786, 788, 789, 790, 

793, 795, 800, 801, 802, 805, 812, 823, 

824, 830, 834

Geology: 97, 107, 109, 110, 116, 117, 127, 

129, 133, 135, 143, 197, 216, 235, 335, 

649, 751, 752, 772, 773, 774, 775, 788, 

790, 791, 805, 809, 811, 823, 825

Groundwater: 13, 14, 29, 32, 40, 41, 75, 76, 

80, 84, 85, 87, 88, 98, 99, 103, 105, 108, 

109, 110, 132, 133, 142, 206, 207, 208, 

209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 

218, 219, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 

228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 

237, 238, 245, 246, 252, 253, 254, 259, 

260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 

268, 269, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 

281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 

289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 295, 296, 297, 

298, 301, 302, 309, 310, 312, 313, 315, 

316, 325, 328, 330, 341, 350, 352, 360, 

363, 369, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 

394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 

404, 405, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 

413, 414, 416, 437, 553, 554, 556, 557, 

559, 560, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 579, 

580, 581, 583, 589, 590, 622, 649, 656, 

658, 659, 660, 681, 685, 698, 748, 774, 

785, 788, 790, 791, 794, 795, 797, 804, 

813, 815, 818, 836

H

Habitat: 3, 13, 15, 16, 17, 36, 57, 62, 64, 69, 

70, 71, 78, 90, 92, 93, 100, 208, 209, 302, 

303, 307, 312, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 

331, 337, 350, 352, 353, 354, 358, 359, 

360, 361, 362, 363, 369, 370, 371, 373, 

374, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 

383, 384, 385, 386, 388, 389, 390, 391, 

392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 

400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 409, 

411, 413, 414, 415, 416, 432, 433, 436, 

439, 440, 441, 468, 489, 508, 511, 525, 

550, 552, 585, 588, 594, 697, 701, 727, 

753, 790, 798, 810, 814, 815, 822, 823

Habitat fragmentation: 588, 822, 823

Habitat type: 331, 382, 823

Haul road: 24, 27, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 

192, 200, 201, 202, 205, 329, 341, 482, 

490, 491, 493, 494, 495, 497, 499, 512, 

565, 571, 590, 593, 634, 635, 698

Hazardous: 20, 27, 28, 40, 41, 42, 67, 69, 102, 

104, 140, 160, 164, 174, 178, 179, 199, 

279, 280, 390, 415, 553, 554, 555, 556, 

557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 563, 565, 566, 

567, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 578, 580, 

583, 587, 589, 590, 592, 644, 645, 647, 

648, 649, 650, 652, 654, 655, 656, 657, 

658, 659, 660, 752, 771, 774, 776, 784, 

801, 810, 818
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project 839

Highway: 26, 34, 73, 144, 158, 374, 451, 480, 

482, 483, 496, 525, 527, 530, 533, 537, 

539, 542, 544, 546, 552, 554, 593, 594, 

595, 597, 599, 602, 604, 614, 621, 623, 

624, 628, 629, 631, 650, 729, 732, 748, 

749, 755, 779, 781, 801, 805, 815

Housing: 276, 444, 479, 506, 588, 621, 622, 

624, 626, 627, 628, 664, 693, 700, 703, 

705, 711, 712, 713, 715, 726, 727, 731, 

735, 737, 740, 741, 745, 746, 747, 748, 807

Hydrology: 15, 74, 206, 209, 269, 313, 323, 

352, 414, 773, 774, 775, 784, 790, 794, 

815, 823

I

IMPROVE: 175

Indicator species: 16, 353, 354, 358, 361, 385, 

386, 404, 406, 408, 409, 411, 413, 803, 826

Indirect effect: 105, 133, 146, 161, 177, 203, 

204, 238, 277, 287, 297, 312, 316, 336, 

337, 350, 386, 425, 427, 428, 436, 449, 

480, 482, 528, 530, 560, 579, 588, 605, 

638, 652, 662, 664, 668, 669, 682, 737, 

754, 824

Indirect impact: 158, 204, 269, 275, 276, 300, 

315, 316, 317, 322, 336, 350, 389, 392, 

393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 

401, 402, 404, 406, 407, 409, 410, 411, 

413, 489, 521, 537, 544, 549, 610, 612, 

613, 687, 693, 697, 701, 739, 742, 754, 824

Infiltration: 32, 33, 49, 57, 75, 99, 231, 282, 

283, 288, 289, 292, 297, 341, 394, 574, 

787, 800, 801, 804, 832

Interim management: 361

Intermittent stream: 208, 210, 211, 238, 309, 

333, 378, 382, 794, 824, 835

K

Key observation point: 468

L

Land ownership: 68, 391, 427

Land use: 1, 5, 6, 8, 36, 322, 330, 333, 424, 

468, 471, 478, 501, 559, 617, 621, 623, 

624, 627, 628, 629, 731, 738, 744, 750, 

751, 752, 755, 772, 773, 789, 798, 799, 825

Light: 9, 15, 17, 19, 27, 45, 69, 118, 122, 125,

174, 175, 192, 194, 350, 352, 353, 384, 

392, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 

404, 414, 416, 443, 444, 446, 448, 449, 

450, 451, 452, 453, 472, 473, 476, 478, 

481, 482, 487, 490, 496, 498, 505, 509, 

510, 511, 535, 551, 562, 564, 565, 568, 

576, 577, 599, 601, 619, 651, 698, 734, 

750, 786, 794, 817, 821

Listed species: 360, 834

M

Mine footprint: 18, 67, 100, 147, 157, 327, 

375, 379, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 

399, 400, 401, 402, 404, 407, 409, 411, 

453, 505, 625, 664, 738, 747

Mine plan of operations (MPO): 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 25, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 

44, 46, 65, 69, 70, 71, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 

84, 87, 88, 89, 96, 130, 147, 197, 278, 415, 

482, 503, 504, 559, 560, 571, 589, 605, 

612, 614, 656, 660, 676, 742, 793, 799, 

802, 813, 826, 829, 830 

Mineral rights: 5, 82, 83, 826

Minerals: 1, 5, 6, 82, 83, 86, 93, 97, 107, 109, 

110, 111, 112, 113, 118, 125, 129, 130, 133,

135, 143, 235, 278, 289, 341, 402, 447, 

467, 517, 628, 674, 687, 724, 759, 773, 

774, 775, 795, 809, 811, 815, 817, 818, 

819, 821, 824, 825, 826, 828

Mitigation: 3, 7, 12, 18, 20, 43, 44, 46, 62, 64, 

67, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 85, 

99, 103, 104, 108, 113, 136, 157, 166, 184, 

188, 190, 192, 197, 201, 202, 203, 277, 

278, 284, 295, 297, 300, 316, 321, 322, 
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840 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project

341, 342, 347, 348, 349, 350, 414, 416, 

417, 424, 429, 430, 442, 452, 453, 482, 

484, 486, 487, 488, 490, 493, 499, 500, 

501, 505, 506, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 

514, 551, 552, 580, 583, 591, 593, 594, 

601, 605, 608, 612, 613, 614, 615, 624, 

629, 644, 647, 659, 660, 668, 669, 671, 

699, 701, 737, 748, 749, 754, 787, 794, 

798, 827, 831

Monitoring: 3, 7, 32, 40, 42, 43, 44, 64, 66, 

70, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 92, 108, 133, 134, 

136, 139, 140, 144, 145, 164, 165, 166, 

170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 180, 183, 

187, 212, 217, 229, 235, 253, 285, 286, 

291, 303, 305, 309, 310, 322, 329, 331, 

341, 342, 346, 347, 348, 378, 379, 381, 

434, 435, 456, 467, 510, 529, 587, 625, 

629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 

637, 638, 640, 650, 715, 728, 752, 754, 

784, 785, 787, 788, 792, 794, 798, 801, 

811, 812, 819, 831

N

National Ambient Air Quality Standard

(NAAQS): 97, 104, 158, 162, 163, 164, 

165, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 177, 

180, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 

192, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 647, 

650, 657, 752, 818, 819, 820, 827

National Conservation Area: 307, 375, 378, 

379, 382, 385, 394, 457, 469, 474, 477, 

498, 514, 524, 526, 532, 533, 535, 697, 

698, 747, 799, 800

National Register of Historic Places: 17, 66, 

469, 662, 663, 664, 671, 672, 675, 676, 

677, 678, 681, 682, 683, 684, 689, 693, 

695, 699, 827

Noise: 15, 17, 19, 20, 69, 103, 104, 109, 350, 

352, 353, 384, 392, 396, 397, 398, 399, 

400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 414, 416, 513, 

530, 531, 532, 535, 542, 612, 615, 616, 

617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 

625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 

633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 

641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 647, 648, 649, 

650, 652, 657, 687, 693, 696, 705, 734, 

745, 746, 747, 749, 750, 751, 752, 771, 

781, 789, 796, 798, 800, 804, 808

Notice of Intent: 11, 228, 679, 828

Noxious weed: 70, 103, 150, 362, 394, 415, 

581, 583, 589, 590, 591, 828 

O

Off-highway vehicle (OHV): 72, 144, 177, 

475, 477, 480, 485, 500, 507, 517, 520, 

525, 527, 533, 537, 539, 544, 546, 553, 

590, 650, 728, 729, 733, 746, 783, 788, 801

Ore: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33, 46, 65, 

72, 75, 79, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 110, 113, 117, 

125, 128, 129, 133, 136, 164, 177, 178, 

198, 199, 288, 312, 313, 340, 341, 348, 

446, 449, 482, 483, 493, 531, 559, 563, 

566, 612, 615, 675, 679, 750, 805, 818, 

819, 821, 822, 823, 825, 828, 829, 830, 

831, 832, 833, 835

Overburden: 84, 128, 828

Ozone: 97, 162, 163, 164, 165, 168, 170, 819

P

Paleontology: 97, 107, 109, 110, 113, 126, 

134, 135, 143, 235, 751, 752, 773, 774, 801

Particulate matter: 13, 64, 158, 160, 161, 168, 

169, 170, 179, 194, 201, 203, 650, 819, 

820, 828, 829, 834

Patented claim: 424, 828

Perennial stream: 98, 105, 217, 226, 227, 228, 

262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 307, 369, 381, 

403, 526, 828

Permeability: 51, 57, 83, 238

Pit: 1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24, 26, 27, 

28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 49, 59, 64, 69, 70, 71, 

74, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 

103, 107, 110, 111, 117, 130, 133, 146, 147, 
Index

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project 841

151, 156, 158, 177, 180, 187, 189, 200, 

206, 208, 209, 211, 216, 217, 218, 220, 

221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 230, 235, 

237, 238, 240, 244, 254, 259, 260, 261, 

265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 

273, 275, 279, 280, 282, 283, 285, 287, 

288, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 

303, 312, 313, 317, 318, 319, 320, 323, 

336, 340, 341, 342, 346, 348, 350, 352, 

387, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 

396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 404, 

405, 407, 408, 410, 412, 414, 415, 416, 

425, 427, 428, 436, 439, 440, 441, 443, 

446, 449, 453, 463, 466, 479, 480, 481, 

482, 483, 487, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 

494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 501, 502, 

503, 505, 506, 507, 510, 511, 512, 516, 

530, 531, 532, 535, 539, 542, 544, 550, 

551, 557, 563, 568, 571, 574, 575, 576, 

577, 579, 610, 612, 615, 620, 621, 625, 

629, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 

649, 674, 684, 703, 727, 742, 744, 745, 

746, 755, 795, 804, 813, 817, 820, 823, 

824, 829, 830, 831

Population: 16, 100, 103, 104, 353, 356, 358, 

360, 371, 374, 375, 377, 380, 382, 393, 

394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 403, 

405, 406, 407, 409, 411, 413, 448, 449, 

478, 479, 506, 518, 526, 527, 529, 605, 

610, 612, 647, 652, 653, 660, 664, 673, 

674, 687, 693, 696, 697, 698, 700, 702, 

703, 705, 706, 708, 709, 710, 712, 724, 

727, 731, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 739, 

740, 741, 746, 747, 748, 780, 792, 798, 

806, 807, 826, 834

Preferred alternative: 57, 423, 668, 677, 693, 

695, 696, 829

Proposed action: 3, 6, 23, 46, 51, 96, 97, 98, 

111, 134, 139, 151, 162, 163, 180, 226, 

268, 283, 284, 297, 300, 314, 315, 317, 

318, 326, 337, 338, 359, 405, 406, 407, 

423, 432, 436, 441, 447, 450, 465, 488, 

491, 492, 494, 496, 498, 499, 500, 502, 

509, 513, 532, 556, 557, 580, 583, 591, 

593, 613, 626, 640, 647, 658, 668, 683, 

684, 689, 705, 707

Public access: 23, 35, 73, 93, 103, 107, 516, 

522, 529, 530, 531, 537, 539, 544, 546, 

549, 550, 551, 552, 592, 594, 605, 610, 

612, 615

Public involvement: 11

R

Rangeland: 139, 140, 144, 145, 433, 434, 435, 

436, 439, 440, 441, 467, 526, 773, 785, 

794, 801, 810, 827, 830

Reclamation: 1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 32, 33, 

34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 46, 51, 57, 59, 62, 

66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 79, 80, 

84, 85, 86, 92, 93, 97, 109, 111, 113, 137, 

139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 

149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 

157, 158, 160, 177, 265, 276, 298, 313, 

322, 341, 348, 349, 352, 378, 379, 381, 

392, 415, 416, 429, 430, 432, 436, 439, 

440, 441, 442, 443, 453, 454, 463, 465, 

467, 482, 486, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 

516, 529, 530, 531, 550, 552, 553, 559, 

571, 581, 591, 626, 628, 640, 645, 649, 

662, 663, 687, 699, 700, 703, 705, 738, 

754, 755, 757, 773, 775, 792, 793, 794, 

801, 803, 804, 809, 810, 831

Record of Decision (ROD): 8, 9, 10, 40, 42, 

43, 77, 78, 79, 89, 92, 95, 785, 831

Recreation: 8, 17, 19, 36, 46, 57, 64, 66, 72, 

90, 92, 102, 103, 104, 144, 253, 316, 376, 

414, 433, 443, 447, 456, 467, 473, 474, 

477, 480, 482, 486, 507, 511, 512, 513, 

514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 

522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 

530, 531, 532, 533, 535, 536, 537, 539, 

540, 542, 543, 544, 546, 547, 549, 550, 

551, 552, 553, 559, 589, 590, 594, 610, 

612, 616, 626, 640, 641, 642, 643, 645, 

647, 648, 649, 650, 652, 656, 662, 671, 

676, 698, 702, 703, 705, 715, 716, 717, 

720, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 

734, 738, 742, 743, 744, 746, 747, 748, 

749, 750, 751, 752, 754, 755, 772, 775, 

783, 799, 801, 810, 811
Index

842 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project

Resource management plan: 1, 6, 44, 78, 89, 

115, 424, 469, 669, 785, 809

Right-of-way: 41, 42, 71, 113, 463, 471, 482, 

483, 484, 495, 500, 524, 542, 831

Riparian: 15, 100, 105, 209, 267, 323, 325, 

331, 352, 359, 360, 368, 369, 370, 389, 

391, 761, 772, 784, 798, 799, 814, 815, 831

Riparian area: 15, 57, 90, 100, 141, 206, 209, 

229, 241, 243, 268, 285, 303, 307, 313, 

325, 331, 336, 337, 339, 349, 350, 352, 

370, 371, 381, 382, 384, 387, 389, 390, 

414, 415, 416, 590, 831

Road density: 831

Runoff: 14, 32, 33, 34, 41, 49, 51, 54, 57, 99, 

147, 209, 231, 238, 265, 277, 279, 282, 

293, 298, 301, 305, 309, 311, 313, 315, 

316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 326, 

329, 333, 338, 339, 340, 341, 346, 347, 

348, 349, 381, 394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 

401, 409, 411, 413, 574, 575, 579, 815, 831

S

Scope: 11, 43, 44, 88, 142, 164, 350, 454, 456, 

477, 679, 682

Scoping: 11, 12, 17, 45, 81, 82, 88, 107, 109, 

136, 238, 280, 282, 296, 417, 430, 454, 

553, 581, 592, 644, 662, 664, 671, 681, 

693, 701, 702, 703, 798, 811, 832

Sediment: 12, 14, 15, 33, 49, 72, 97, 110, 111, 

126, 136, 137, 139, 140, 144, 146, 147, 

148, 156, 157, 231, 262, 264, 265, 266, 

268, 269, 277, 309, 313,316, 320, 323, 325, 

327, 329, 333, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 

342, 346, 348, 349, 350, 481, 489, 494, 

509, 748, 776, 797, 815, 818, 819, 832, 833

Seepage: 32, 49, 57, 84, 99, 230, 231, 279, 

282, 283, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 295, 

296, 297, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 

390, 489, 787, 800, 801, 804, 832

Sensitive species: 16, 100, 353, 360, 361, 386, 

832

Significance: 4, 41, 89, 95, 107, 174, 246, 464, 

578, 620, 621, 623, 634, 639, 640, 642, 

643, 661, 671, 672, 675, 681, 699, 794, 

827, 832

Socioeconomics: 20, 104, 107, 524, 610, 612, 

700, 701, 703, 704, 705, 707, 738, 753, 

754, 755, 771, 773, 776

Soil: 12, 36, 39, 46, 57, 68, 74, 90, 93, 97, 

103, 115, 118, 130, 136, 137, 138, 139, 

140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 

148, 149, 150, 156, 157, 167, 170, 173, 

174, 175, 194, 195, 197, 298, 337, 338, 

354, 369, 370, 373, 375, 376, 383, 392, 

394, 433, 435, 436, 442, 460, 463, 472, 

473, 475, 476, 480, 481, 484, 488, 489, 

491, 493, 494, 496, 510, 511, 525, 550, 

553, 554, 556, 557, 559, 560, 573, 574, 

575, 576, 577, 579, 580, 649, 689, 700, 

751, 753, 773, 775, 793, 796, 799, 808, 

810, 812, 818, 823, 824, 825, 828, 831, 

832, 833, 834, 836

Solvent extraction: 9, 26, 83, 86, 102, 129, 

177, 199, 436, 556, 561, 563, 565, 567, 

742, 830, 833

Special status species: 16, 353, 373, 392, 405,

407, 409, 411, 413, 783, 786

Spring: 14, 15, 16, 18, 36, 67, 98, 100, 101, 

104, 105, 133, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 

220, 222, 227, 228, 237, 238, 239, 240, 

241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 254, 259, 260, 

261, 262, 264, 265, 268, 269, 270, 271, 

272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 286, 

287, 297, 298, 302, 306, 309, 310, 311, 

312, 313, 315, 316, 322, 323, 325, 331, 

333, 336, 337, 350, 352, 353, 359, 363, 

364, 369, 373, 374, 377, 378, 379, 381, 

388, 389, 391, 394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 

400, 401, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 

411, 412, 413, 416, 430, 432, 434, 436, 

437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 482, 575, 

585, 590, 597, 599, 626, 661, 663, 668,

669, 674, 679, 680, 685, 686, 687, 689, 

696, 699, 748, 783, 804, 813, 815, 818, 

819, 826
Index

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project 843

Stormwater: 29, 32, 33, 34, 41, 43, 44, 49, 51, 

52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 61, 62, 67, 71, 74, 75, 

77, 96, 99, 105, 147, 228, 262, 265, 268, 

277, 288, 289, 297, 300, 301, 309, 312, 

313, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 

322, 326, 328, 329, 333, 336, 338, 340, 

342, 346, 347, 348, 349, 397, 401, 454, 

482, 487, 488, 509, 510, 557, 572, 573, 

574, 579, 580, 659, 786, 793

Subsidence: 14, 104, 110, 132, 133, 208, 233, 

235, 236, 253, 277, 647, 648, 649, 656, 

658, 660, 781, 786

Surface water:, 14, 15, 16, 33, 40, 49, 51, 54, 

57, 59, 62, 72, 75, 80, 99, 100, 103, 136, 

142, 157, 208, 209, 210, 230, 237, 254, 

278, 279, 282, 285, 294, 295, 297, 298, 

299, 300, 301, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308, 

310, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 

320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 

328, 329, 330, 331, 333, 335, 336, 337, 

340, 341, 342, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 

352, 383, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 

394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 442, 

553, 554, 556, 559, 560, 573, 574, 579, 

580, 649, 748, 754, 781, 812

T

Threatened and endangered species: 90, 93, 

594, 834

Total suspended particulates: 834

Traditional cultural property: 104, 668, 669, 

672, 681, 684, 687, 689, 695, 696, 699, 797

Trail: 19, 20, 45, 59, 60, 61, 72, 77, 92, 96, 97, 

98, 102, 105, 108, 111, 134, 135, 139, 144, 

147, 148, 151, 156, 162, 163, 177, 181, 

189, 190, 201, 204, 226, 275, 283, 284, 

300, 314, 315, 319, 320, 325, 326, 337, 

338, 359, 382, 387, 410, 411, 412, 417, 

421, 423, 432, 440, 441, 447, 448, 451, 

454, 457, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, 467, 

470, 471, 474, 475, 477,478, 479, 480, 481, 

482, 483, 485, 490, 493, 494, 495, 496, 

497, 498, 499, 501, 502, 503, 506, 507, 

508, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 516, 517, 

518, 520, 521, 522, 524, 525, 526, 527, 

528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 535, 537, 

539, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 549, 550, 

551, 552, 556, 557, 583, 593, 594, 612, 

616, 625, 626, 629, 638, 641, 642, 643, 

647, 650, 668, 677, 683, 684, 685, 689, 

692, 693, 697, 705, 707, 715, 733, 747, 

752, 755, 758, 759, 766, 783, 784, 786, 

799, 811, 831

Transportation: 1, 7, 12, 16, 18, 20, 26, 35, 40, 

41, 73, 74, 77, 85, 88, 103, 104, 105, 108, 

137, 158, 160, 333, 350, 353, 360, 392, 

414, 453, 468, 481, 503, 517, 526, 527, 

528, 531, 551, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 

559, 560, 565, 575, 578, 579, 580, 581, 

583, 589, 590, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 

597, 599, 601, 602, 604, 605, 610, 612, 

613, 614, 615, 621, 623, 624, 627,628, 629, 

645, 647, 648, 649, 651, 652, 654, 655, 

657, 659, 661, 684, 698, 702, 716, 717, 

722, 723, 730, 732, 748, 749, 750, 751, 

753, 754, 831, 758, 760, 772, 776, 779, 

781, 787, 798, 799, 805, 815

Tribal consultation: 3, 10, 664, 671, 678, 680, 

757, 772, 774

Tribe: 678, 679, 680, 735, 737, 751, 757

U

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 

10, 11, 23, 33, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 78, 81, 

82, 298, 300, 315, 322, 326, 329, 331, 757, 

768, 805, 814

U.S. Census Bureau: 700, 708, 709, 711, 712, 

713, 719, 720, 721, 726, 735, 736, 737, 

740, 741, 806

U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest 

Service: 1, 771, 811

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 40, 

42, 43, 65, 75, 81, 160, 164, 168, 172, 173, 

174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 183, 194, 

195, 199, 200, 201, 202, 284, 329, 557, 

572, 621, 627, 628, 649, 658, 734, 757, 

768, 790, 794, 798, 808, 818, 820, 829, 835
Index

844 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project

U.S. Forest Service: 1, 6, 11, 40, 42, 44, 70, 

77, 80, 81, 82, 89, 111, 115, 128, 140, 141, 

161, 174, 196, 229, 285, 286, 312, 361, 

373, 376, 377, 385, 424, 433, 434, 435, 

453, 454, 456, 457, 463, 464, 465, 467, 

471, 478, 483, 510, 516, 517, 518, 520, 

522, 525, 529, 533, 558, 584, 585, 587, 

588, 593, 594, 595, 669, 676, 682, 707, 

716, 720, 728, 729, 783, 784, 785, 786, 

787, 788, 789, 790, 792, 793, 794, 795, 

799, 800, 802, 803, 809, 810, 811, 812, 

813, 815, 826, 834

United States Code (USC): 89, 112, 114, 174, 

328, 360, 361, 424, 425, 433, 470, 516, 

517, 558, 623, 627, 648, 669, 671, 681, 819

V

Vegetation: 12, 15, 36, 54, 69, 71, 74, 97, 100, 

103, 105, 136, 137, 139, 144, 145, 146, 

147, 148, 149, 151, 156, 167, 168, 176, 

208, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 267, 277, 

288, 315, 316, 322, 325, 331, 333, 337, 

338, 350, 352, 354, 359, 360, 363, 367, 

368, 369, 370, 373, 374,375, 376, 377, 378, 

379, 381, 382, 383, 386, 387, 388, 389, 

391, 392, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 

407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 

416, 433, 434, 435, 436, 439, 440, 441, 

443, 444, 454, 456, 457, 460, 463, 471, 

472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 480, 481, 482, 

483, 484, 485, 487, 488, 489, 491, 492, 

493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 

501, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 526, 

535, 550, 552, 554, 556, 559, 560, 573, 

579, 581, 583, 585, 587, 588, 589, 590, 

591, 633, 662, 750, 751, 753, 772, 786, 

794, 799, 819, 830, 833, 834, 836

Viewshed: 1, 86, 465, 467, 474, 476, 477, 486, 

496, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 687, 745, 

750, 834

Visual quality: 64, 74, 77, 454, 456, 467, 469, 

477, 479, 481, 484, 486, 506, 508, 511, 

529, 552, 594, 750, 772, 834

Visual resource: 18, 51, 59, 90, 92, 101, 452, 

453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 460, 461, 464, 

465, 467, 468, 469, 484, 485, 502, 512, 

521, 522, 524, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 

537, 539, 544, 546, 552, 705, 750, 754, 

774, 775, 785, 834

W

Waste rock: 1, 7, 12, 14, 18, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 

28, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 54, 

57, 59, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76, 

84, 85, 86, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 107, 110, 

128, 131, 133, 136, 137, 139, 144, 145, 

146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 156, 157, 

177, 179, 180, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 

197, 201, 209, 268, 279, 280, 282, 283, 

288, 289, 290, 291, 296, 297, 298, 313, 

317, 318, 319, 320, 323, 327, 329, 338, 

340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 346, 347, 348, 

349, 387, 390, 391, 403, 405, 408, 410, 

412, 413, 416, 425, 427, 428, 436, 442, 

453, 463, 466, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 

487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 

495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 

503, 505, 506, 509, 510, 511, 512, 531, 

532, 535, 539, 542, 544, 546, 549, 552, 

553, 554, 571, 574, 615, 634, 635, 636, 

638, 644, 676, 680, 684, 689, 698, 823, 835

Water quality: 14, 15, 34, 99, 105, 139, 147, 

229, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 

289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 313, 

323, 326, 328, 331, 333, 340, 341, 342, 

343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 352, 360, 

363, 387, 390, 753, 780, 805

Water quantity: 4, 99, 297, 321, 323, 330, 363, 

387, 753

Water rights: 87, 88, 238, 302, 310

Water supply: 29, 30, 36, 74, 75, 133, 206, 

209, 211, 213, 215, 216, 217, 229, 230, 

232, 233, 235, 238, 245, 246, 247, 253, 

254, 277, 278, 279, 280, 284, 295, 300, 

326, 330, 369, 587, 656, 665, 670, 689, 

693, 748
Index

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rosemont Copper Project 845

Waters of the United States: 4, 9, 39, 40, 43, 

57, 78, 81, 100, 305, 325, 326, 327, 328, 

329, 330, 331, 332, 336, 337, 348, 350, 

390, 835, 836

Watershed: 93, 144, 148, 228, 284, 302, 306, 

307, 309, 311, 315, 317, 328, 338, 758, 

772, 773, 776, 793, 794, 809, 812, 835

Wilderness: 19, 97, 102, 113, 144, 158, 163, 

164, 173, 174, 180, 193, 195, 196, 443, 

447, 473, 474, 477, 482, 496, 512, 513, 

514, 516, 517, 518, 520, 521, 522, 528, 

530, 532, 533, 535, 537, 539, 544, 546, 

610, 612, 616, 650, 698, 746, 747, 753,

755, 772, 775, 810, 811, 829

Wildfire: 205, 206, 471, 479, 480, 507, 550, 

551, 581, 583, 584, 587, 836

Wildlife: 15, 16, 17, 36, 40, 57, 64, 69, 71, 73, 

75, 90, 93, 100, 103, 209, 278, 279, 280, 

294, 295, 310, 312, 315, 316, 322, 325, 

329, 333, 335, 350, 352, 353, 354, 358, 

359, 360, 361, 371, 372, 375, 377, 378, 

379, 380, 381, 382, 385, 386, 390, 392, 

397, 400, 401, 414, 415, 416, 433, 442, 

508, 511, 512, 517, 526, 529, 552, 554, 

556, 557, 559, 573, 575, 576, 577, 579, 

585, 594, 612, 616, 627, 662, 701, 727, 

728, 729, 733, 753, 755, 757, 759, 768, 

771, 772, 773, 776, 781, 784, 788, 790, 

792, 793, 796, 801, 808, 809, 810, 811, 

812, 819, 822, 823, 826