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The Sierrita Mine is a large copper mine located in the Sierrita Mountains of Arizona, in southwestern United States. The mine is located in southern Pima County , southwest of Tucson and west of Green Valley - Sahuarita .
The Sierrita Mountains (English: "Little Mountains") is a minor mountain range about 40 mi (60 km) southwest of Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona. Historically, the area has seen extensive mining and ranching activity: several ranches, abandoned mines, and the large Sierrita Mine are located in the area. The highest point in the mountains is ...
In 2015, the company announced job cuts at its Sierrita Mine in Arizona due to low copper and molybdenum prices. [38] On December 28, 2015, the company announced that James R. Moffett would resign as chairman of the company and be replaced by Gerald J. Ford. Moffett received $16.1 million in severance pay and cash retirement plans totaling more ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Copper mines in Arizona" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... San Manuel Copper Mine; Sierrita mine; U.
ASARCO-Mission Mine, Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Mine and Farmers Investment Co. (farming) are industrial scale water users. Residential water is provided by Farmers Water Company, Sahuarita Water Company, Las Quintas Serenas Water Company, Quail Creek Water Company, Community Water Company of Green Valley (a nonprofit member owned cooperative ...
Erie Street is famous for its vintage charm, but a key business faces closure.
Arizona is known as the Copper State because it produces two-thirds of US copper annually. Laramide copper porphyry deposits are common around Tucson and include the Twin Buttes, Sierrita-Esperanza, Rosemont, Silver Bell and Mission-Pima mines, as well as the historical Ajo mine to the west.