Talk:Copper mining in the United States
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Largest Mines....
[edit]Should we add the largest mines?
- The list of largest mines is great info, but I think it deserves a separate article. Plazak (talk) 13:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Leading copper-producing mines
[edit]Leading copper-producing mines in the U.S. in 2005, in order of output:[1]
(The mines on this list accounted for more than 99% of U.S. mine production in 2005.)
Rank | Mine | County and State | Operator | Source of copper | Capacity (thousands of metric tons) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morenci | Greenlee County, Arizona | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper ore, leached | 390 |
2 | Bingham Canyon | Salt Lake County, Utah | Kennecott Utah Copper | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated | 300 |
3 | Ray | Pinal County, Arizona | ASARCO | Copper ore, concentrated and leached | 170 |
4 | Bagdad | Yavapai County, Arizona | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated and leached | 100 |
5 | El Chino | Grant County, New Mexico | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated and leached | 125 |
6 | Sierrita | Pima County, Arizona | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated and leached | 100 |
7 | Tyrone | Grant County, New Mexico | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper ore, leached | 80 |
8 | Continental Pit | Silver Bow County, Montana | Montana Resources | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated | 45 |
9 | Mission Complex | Pima County, Arizona | ASARCO | Copper ore, concentrated | 70 |
10 | Silver Bell | Pima County, Arizona | ASARCO | Copper ore, leached | 22 |
11 | Robinson | White Pine County, Nevada | Quadra Mining | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated | 60 |
12 | Miami | Gila County, Arizona | Freeport-McMoRan | Copper ore, leached | 50 |
13 | Pinto Valley | Gila County, Arizona | BHP Copper | Copper ore, leached | 5 |
14 | Miami | Gila County, Arizona | BHP Copper | Copper ore, leached | 5 |
Ref
[edit]- ^ Edelstein, Daniel L. 2005 Minerals Yearbook: Copper - U.S. Geological Survey - U.S. Department of the Interior - March 2007 - 21.10 - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
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