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The ADMMR engages in technical research, field investigations, education, and information dissemination. As one of its educational activities, it operated the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum until July 2010, when responsibility for the museum was transferred to the Arizona Historical Society pursuant to a state law enacted in May 2010. [2]
It is an independent, constitutionally-mandated office, elected to a four-year term. Arizona is the only state which fills this position through direct election. [1] Arizona has 600 working mines and an estimated 120,000 abandoned mines. [2] Owing to a lack of funding, the department employed just two abandoned-mine supervisors as of 2019. [3]
The 1983 Arizona copper mine strike began as a labour dispute between the Phelps Dodge Corporation and a group of union copper miners and mill workers, led by the United Steelworkers. The subsequent strike lasted nearly three years and resulted in the replacement of most of the striking workers and decertification of the unions.
San Manuel copper mine site in 2009, after reclamation. The mine closed in 2003. The dry San Pedro River and part of the town are visible at top right.. The San Manuel Copper Mine was a surface and underground porphyry copper mine located in San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona.
Arizona Mined Land Reclamation Plan Approval [42] is a plan for post-mining operations to correct the disturbed land used for mining. [43] Hazardous Waste Identification Number [44] is the first step in the hazardous waste management system. Correctly determining whether a waste meets the RCRA definition of hazardous waste is essential to ...
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 New Cornelia mine is a currently inactive open-pit copper mine in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It was the only productive mine in the Ajo mining district, and is located just outside the town of Ajo, which was built as a company town to serve the New Cornelia mines. The roughly circular pit is one and a half miles across at its ...
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