Preserving the San Rafael Watershed in Southern Arizona
Preserving the San Rafael Watershed in Southern Arizona
Barksdale Resources Corporation is a Canadian based junior exploratory mining company, which has acquired unpatented mining claims on Forest Service land for their three projects. Their total unpatented mining claims cover almost 20 square miles or an area 15 times the size of the Town of Patagonia, AZ.
US Forest Service (USFS) has posted the San Antonio Exploratory Drilling Project Plan of Operations and Scoping notice. The Plan was submitted by one of Barksdale’s United States subsidiaries, IC Exploration LLC. The Plan of Operation provides specific information on location of drilling, drilling methods, proposed equipment and other background information on the project.
The Scoping Period, time frame when the public can submit their comments about the San Antonio Project, ends on October 19, 2020. For information on the process and how to comment, click here.
If you do not submit comments during this initial “Scoping Period,” Forest Service does not have to consider any comments you submit in the future.
Background: The San Antonio project is located in the San Rafael Valley Watershed. Barksdale has described the project as a “potential shallow buried copper porphyry” target. Industrialized mining, in this case an open pit mine, would have significant impacts on the area water supply, wildlife, recreational use of the Forest Service land, ranching, tourism and the private property owners in the area.
In July 2019, Barksdale entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Teck American Incorporated, to acquire a 100% undivided interest in:
According to Barksdale, “significant historical work has been completed on the San Antonio Property including geologic mapping, geochemical sampling, and extensive geophysical surveys by Teck (a Canadian mining company) which outlined a shallow IP anomaly...”
Barksdale anticipates finding copper, molybdenum, silver, and gold at the San Antonio site.
To download the Plan of Operation and other Forest Service information related to the San Antonio Project, click here.
For information on the impacts of mining, click here.
In August 2019, Forest Service announced that Arizona Standard, LLC, a United States subsidiary of Barksdale Resources Corporation, submitted the Sunnyside Exploratory Drilling Project Plan of Operation (PoO). Major components of the PoO include:
The proposed locations for the 30 exploratory drill holes are Flux, Upper Humboldt and Lower Humboldt Canyons in the northwest portion of the Patagonia Mountains.
The Scoping Period, time frame when the public was able to submit comments about the Sunnyside Project, ended in October 2019. Forest Service is currently conducting an environmental analysis of the Project and anticipates releasing a draft decision in March of 2021.
When the draft decision is released and before a decision document is signed, those individuals and organizations who submitted comments during the initial scoping period will have the opportunity to object to the draft decision. If you do not submit comments during the initial “Scoping Period,” Forest Service does not have to consider any comments you submit in the future.
In August 2017, Barksdale entered into an agreement with Regal Resources USA, Inc., to acquire up to 67.5% of the Sunnyside Property located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. This agreement includes an interest in:
Barksdale anticipates finding copper, zinc, lead, and silver at the Sunnyside Project. This project is located in the Harshaw/Sonoita Creek Watershed.
For information on the impacts of mining, click here.
To download the "Plan of Operation" and other Forest Service information related to the Sunnyside Project, click here.
In April 2018, Barksdale entered into a definitive option agreement with MinQuest, Ltd. and Allegiant Gold (U.S.) Ltd., to acquire a 100% undivided interest in:
Barksdale states the project has the potential to become an open pit mine producing copper, molybdenum, silver, and gold. As of October 2020 Barksdale has not announced any specific plans related to this project.
The Four Metals project is located on the western border of the San Rafael Valley Watershed.
For information on the impacts of mining, click here.
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