News & Resources
Download resources related to South32’s Hermosa project including recent press releases, community advisory panel agendas and minutes, and infographics.
News & Media Releases
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South32 Breaks Ground on Centro: Hermosa’s Remote Operating Center
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South32 Hermosa and Nogales Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce Launch Partnership to Empower Local Businesses
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Progress on Community Protection and Benefit Agreement for Hermosa Project
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ADEQ Grants South32 Hermosa Aquifer Protection Permit Amendment
Factsheets
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Hermosa Project Overview
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Jobs and Economic Opportunities Right Here at Home
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Critical Minerals at Hermosa Project
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FAST-41 Permitting: Frequently Asked Questions
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Manganese: A Key to America’s EV future
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Zinc: The Backbone of America’s Future
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Developing Centro
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Responsibly Managing Water
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Hermosa Project: Permitting Timeline
In The News
2025
- Patagonia mining project ramping up activity as it prepares “critical mineral” production (KVOA)
- Podcast: Modern Mine Planning – From Design to Reality with Kevin McCoy (On the Rocks)
- Progress on CPBA for Hermosa Project (Santa Cruz County)
- Hermosa project gives US chance at manganese self-reliance, president says (Fastmarkets)
- ADEQ approves South32 Hermosa Project expansion for tailings storage (AZPM)
2024
- Dept. of Defense contributes $20 million to Hermosa for manganese production (Nogales International)
- South32’s Arizona manganese plant tapped for $166m US government grant (Mining.com)
- Southern Arizona Mine Gets $166 Million from Feds to Make Battery Ingredient (AZ Daily Star)
- Construction of Hermosa Mine underway after Arizona OKs clean air permit (AZPM)
- A new standard for sustainable mining (Nogales International)
- ‘South32 Announces Key Community Partnerships and Hermosa Project Construction Milestones’ (Patagonia Regional Times)
- South32 Hermosa Community Fund Awards $111,000 in Santa Cruz County (Community Foundation for Southern Arizona)
- South32 provides update on workforce, operation plans (Nogales International)
- South32 Announces Key Community Partnerships and Hermosa Project Construction Milestones’ (Patagonia Regional Times)
- Jobs of Tomorrow: Next Generation Mines (SME Studios)
- Nogales picked for new mine’s ‘mission control center’ (AZ Daily Star)
- Zinc mine to proceed in southern Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains (Arizona Republic)
- South32 announces $2.16 billion investment in S. Arizona Hermosa Project (KVOA TV Tucson)
- South32 Board Approves $2.16 Billion Investment in Hermosa Project (Patagonia Regional Times)
- Miner pumps $2B into first fast-tracked critical minerals project (E&E News)
- South32 finalizes $2.16B investment into Hermosa Project (Nogales International)
2023
- New project developments underway for South32 Hermosa project (AZPM News)
- Giving back in Southern Arizona (Arizona Daily Star)
- South32 Hermosa Community Fund Awards $112,000 in SCC (Patagonia Regional Times)
- Arizona opinion: Arizona’s ‘critical’ opportunity (Arizona Daily Star) English | Spanish
- Podcast: America’s next-generation mining future (The Carbon Copy)
- Mining is essential for Southern Arizona business (Arizona Daily Star)
- Feds set ‘FAST-41’ timetable for South32 mine (Nogales International)
- Permitting timetable published for Southern Arizona Critical Minerals (AZPM)
- Biden admin expedites ‘first-ever’ critical minerals project (E&E News)
- The massive quest for the minerals we need in a clean energy future (Cipher)
2022
- Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs (IEEE Spectrum)
- Pro-China Agents Posed as Activists to Protest US, Canada Rare Earth Mines (Bloomberg)
- Mining Independence Is The Key To Energy Independence (Forbes)
- This “forgotten” battery metal could be the most at risk of a shortage (Emerging Tech Brew)
- Electric-Car Demand Sparks Revival of US Manganese Mining After Decades (Bloomberg)
- For The U.S., There Is No Net-Zero Without Major Permitting Reform (Forbes)
- China’s Rare Earth Metals Monopoly Could Be Coming to an End (Newsweek)
- Electric Vehicles Require Lots of Scarce Parts. Is the Supply Chain Up to It? (Wall Street Journal)
Older
- South32 launches community fund (Nogales International)
- RRHS, PUHS, NHS grads awarded South32 scholarships (Nogales International)
- South32 Hermosa Community Fund fund boosted by $2.5M in new investments (Nogales International)
Public documents
Environmental Documents
2024
2023
2022
2021
Community Giving
To learn more about the South32 Hermosa Fund, please visit the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona website.
Community Advisory Panel
Advisory Panel work documents, including meeting agendas and minutes, can be viewed here.
Public Engagements and Presentations
Latest community Newsletter
Hermosa Project News delivers the most up-to-date information on the project development. Newsletters are shared to your inbox on a quarterly basis.
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