Minerals. King Copper. Copper works for Arizona! Copper remains Arizona's most abundant and valuable metallic mineral product. In 2017, Arizona provided 68% of domestic copper production in the U.S.

Virtual Tour Length: 5 to 15 minutes. Tour of Arizona's Copper Mines. In 2020 these 9 active copper mines here in Arizona produced 74% of all the copper mined in the United States. That was 888,000 metric tons of copper (over …

WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced a project to accelerate clean copper mining – a critical mineral essential to America's national security – in Eastern Arizona with support from the bipartisan infrastructure law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly.

There are 27 major mines in Arizona, including 10 major copper mines which produce 23 to 632 million pounds of copper per year. Of interest, only two of the 10 major copper mines are located north of Phoenix; the rest are located in …

May 26 2023. Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona, USA. The Morenci copper mine is expected to continue mining activities until 2041. Location. Arizona, US. Ownership. Freeport McMoRan (72%), Sumitomo (15%), SMM Morenci (13%) Reserves. 12.3 million tonnes (mt) Production Capacity. More than 125mtpa of copper. Contractors.

Year. 2007. 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.

U.S. copper production, currently 1.2 million metric tons a year, has been dropping because the nation's biggest mine, the Morenci in Arizona, is declining and may be exhausted in 20 years.