Copper prices and stocks remain high
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 8th, 2010
When the financial markets closed before the three-day Labor Day holiday, copper prices were at $3.52 a pound, the highest since April of this year when copper was selling at $3.60 a pound and then later declined and dropped to a low for the year at $2.78 on June 9.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold closed at $78.55 a share on Friday, up $1.59. ...more

Teachers complain about poor scores
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 8th, 2010
GLOBE -- The Globe Unified School District Board of Directors heard from another high school teacher last week regarding poor academic achievement.
Kathy Hicks, a ninth grade reading specialist, said she has been seeing students who score as high as a tenth grade reading level but there are others who score as low as third grade. "I can't believe ...more

Nontraditional students wanted for traditional classes
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 8th, 2010
GLOBE -- Attempts to improve classes in Globe took an interesting turn last week. Mike O'Neal, director of the Globe High School's CTE program, told the school district's governing board that although the career training classes are very successful for the students enrolled in them, the district is not meeting state requirements for non-traditional participation. In other words, there are ...more

Annual report says BHP Billiton reached Pinal Creek settlement 
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 8th, 2010
In its annual report for the year ending June 30, 2010. BHP Billiton said the company experienced record global sales in iron ore, coal and petroleum.  The Melbourne, Australia-based natural resources company said the short term outlook for commodities was mixed. There has been strong physical demand for some commodities, such as copper, where consumers are restocking and premiums continue to ...more

Character at Copper Rim
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 8th, 2010
GLOBE -- Globe School District accepted the play ground on the Copper Rim Elementary School's campus and went on to accept a program to improve the type of behavior that goes on at that playground.
Copper Rim Principal Deb Starita recommended that the district accept ownership of the playground which was originally built by members of the Copper Rim Parent ...more

New Habitat breaks ground
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
GLOBE -- Thunder clouds blowing overhead didn't deter the Globe Miami Habitat for Humanity from breaking ground for its seventh house Sunday afternoon.
The site, on upper Pinal Creek Road in Globe, didn't look like much as the small crowd gathered around. There was some ribbon strung along a few stakes and a single front door to symbolize the project. ...more

Gila County horse races canceled this year
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
GILA COUNTY -- Fans of horse racing will be disappointed this year to hear that many of the racing events have been canceled due to the state of Arizona's budget cuts.
The races throughout the state are funded in part by monies that come from unclaimed property. In total, the state's races receive $1,000,000. This year, that funding is ...more

BHP mine encroaches on 27 acres of Tonto Forest land
Pinto Valley plan of operations requested by Forest Service
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
Inadvertent encroachments onto Forest Service land were recently identified using aerial imagery and a boundary survey along the privately owned BHP Billiton Pinto Valley Mine property. At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, a Plan of Operations was prepared  to consolidate the authorization of BHP's ongoing and or planned activities on Tonto National Forest Land and adjacent to the Pinto Valley Mine ...more

Miami administrator takes the reins
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
MIAMI -- Although Miami's new interim town administrator Jerry Barnes was not able to produce a report regarding this month's demands and payroll, he was able to report on what is happening in the town offices.
Barnes told the town council that he was having problems getting into some of the computer programs. "I'd rather give you an accurate report ...more

CEO says its top priority
New production problem at Carlota mine 
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
During a web cast with investors and reporters, Paul Blythe, President and Chief Executive Office of Quadra FNX Mining, Ltd revealed the company is having a production problem at its new $240 million open pit mine west of Miami. This is in addition to the slow down in operations caused in January when Carlota was hit with a once-in- 300-year rain ...more

Prison to add stand by power units
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
The Golden Valley medium security private prison at Kingman, where three violent inmates broke out on July 30, is adding stand by electrical power units.  
Utah-based Management and Training Corporation, owner of the 3,508 bed correctional facility in northwest Arizona has filed an application with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for an Air Quality Control Permit to operate 14 diesel fired emergency ...more