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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 ...
Many copper mines have existed in the Copper Country of the U.S. state of Michigan. These include both large-scale commercial ventures and small operations. These include both large-scale commercial ventures and small operations.
This list of copper mines includes operating, closed and planned mines that have substantial copper output. Africa/Middle East. Democratic Republic of the Congo
A number of copper mines operated in Orange County from 1809 to 1958. [64] At least five copper mines operated along a belt 20 miles long and oriented NNE-SSW. Until the opening of the Michigan copper district in 1844, Vermont was the leading copper-producing state. The ore was chalcopyrite with pyrite and pyrrhotite in sericite schist host ...
Las Bambas copper mine [16] copper: 19 Lily Mine: other 20 Los Chancas mine [17] copper: 21 Mantaro mine [18] phosphate: 22 Marcona mine [19] iron: 23 Morococha mine [20] silver: 24 Pallancata mine [2] silver: 25 Quellaveco mine [21] copper: 26 Río Blanco mine [22] copper: 27 Rio Huaypetue mine [23] gold: 28 San Rafael mine [24] other 29 Santa ...
The mine has one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world. In 2018, the deposit had estimated proven and probable reserves of 3,369 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23% copper and 0.02% molybdenum, along with an additional resource of 1,378 million tonnes of mineralized material at 0.17% copper and 0.02% molybdenum ...
Copper concentrates produced by mines are sold to smelters and refiners who treat the ore and refine the copper and charge for this service via treatment charges (TCs) and refining charges (RCs). The TCs are charged in US$ per tonne of concentrate treated and RCs are charged in cents per pound treated, denominated in US dollars, with benchmark ...
The mine was started as the Chino Copper Company in 1909 by mining engineer John M. Sully and Spencer Penrose, [1] [2] [3] and is currently owned and operated by Freeport-McMoRan Inc. subsidiaries. The area where the mine is located is at an average elevation of 5,699 feet (1,737 m).