Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

11/21/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2023 08:30

11/21/23 – Air Quality Permit Significant Revision | Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Mine | View Details >

Posted on: Nov 20, 2023 - 1:30 p.m.

On Nov. 21, 2023, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue a significant revision to an air quality permit to Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc. for Bagdad Mine located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The comment period ends Dec. 22, 2023.

Permittee:

Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.

Facility:

Bagdad Mine is a copper ore mining and processing facility located at the terminus of Highway 96 in Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona

Review Documents:

Public Comment Period:

Dates: Nov. 21, 2023 - Dec. 22, 2023

Comments may be submitted as follows:

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  • By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Dec. 22, 2023):
ADEQ
Air Quality Division, Air Permits
Attn: Karla Murrietta
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007

People who file comments on the permit will have the right to appeal the final decision as an appealable agency action to the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH) pursuant to A.R.S. § 41.1092.03, and the appeal must be filed within 30 days after the issuance of the final decision. The OAH may sustain, modify, or reverse the final decision.