Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Arizona, copper mining has been a major industry since the 19th century. In 2007, Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the country, producing 750 thousand metric tons of copper, valued at $5.54 billion. Arizona's copper production was 60% of the total for the United States. Copper mining also produces gold and silver as ...
The Copper Queen Mine was a copper mine in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Its development led to the growth of the surrounding town of Bisbee in the 1880s. Its orebody ran 23% copper, an extraordinarily high grade. [2] It was acquired by Phelps Dodge in 1885. In the early 1900s, this was the most productive copper mine in Arizona. [3]
Underground mine producing nickel and copper concentrates 18 (2018) [8] 15 Phoenix Lander County, Nevada: Newmont Mining Corporation: Gold-copper ore, concentrated and leached 16 (2018) [6] 16 Lisbon Valley San Juan County, Utah: Lisbon Valley Mining Company Copper ore, open pit, heap leached 10–15 (2018) [9] 17 Miami: Gila County, Arizona ...
William Boyce Thompson bought the old Silver Queen Mine in 1910, and by 1912, the new Magma Copper Company was in production running the operations of the Silver Queen Mine. The Magma Copper Company became one Arizona's greatest copper producer after the silver vein of the Queen Silver Mine dried and ran out. [2] [3] [4] [5]
By then the United Verde Mine had become the leading copper producer in the Arizona Territory, employing about 800 men, [20] and was one of the largest mines in the world. [22] Over its 77-year life (1876 to 1953), this mine produced nearly 33 million tons of copper, gold, silver, lead and zinc ore. [ 10 ]
Antler Mine, also known as Vendetta Mine, is a former copper and zinc drift mine in the Hualapai Mountains of Cedar Valley District, Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is notable as the location where antlerite was first discovered, and was the source for the mineral's name.
The Jerome Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining community of Jerome, Arizona.The town was founded as a mining camp associated with copper deposits that were mined from the late 19th century until 1953.
Pages in category "Copper mines in Arizona" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Antler Mine; B.