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Cofer Hot Springs

Coordinates: 34°41′44″N 113°34′26″W / 34.69557°N 113.57382°W / 34.69557; -113.57382
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Cofer Hot Springs
Cofer Hot Springs is located in Arizona
Cofer Hot Springs
Location within Arizona
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LocationWikieup, Arizona
Coordinates34°41′44″N 113°34′26″W / 34.69557°N 113.57382°W / 34.69557; -113.57382
Elevation632 feet

Cofer Hot Springs (Paipai: Ha’ Kamwe’) are privately owned hot springs in Arizona, United States.

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The springs discharge 290 acre-feet of water per year.[1]

The springs are known as Ha’ Kamwe’ in Paipai language by the Hualapai Native American tribe who consider them sacred.[2] The tribe occupy the Cholla Canyon Ranch near Wikieup, Arizona[3] from where they visit the springs.[2]

In 2021, the American Institute for Economic Research stated that the planned development of the Big Sandy lithium mine would destroy the springs.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Big Sandy Energy Project: Environmental Impact Statement. (2001). United States: (n.p.). p3-46
  2. ^ a b Kapoor, Maya L. (9 June 2021). "Mining for lithium, at a cost to Indigenous religions". High Country News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ Annual Report. (2003). United States: Native American Rights Fund. p15
  4. ^ Kaufman, Wallace. "Sacred Is as Sacred Sells | AIER". American Institute for Economic Research. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.