Safford mine
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The Safford Mine is an open-pit copper mine located in Graham County, Arizona, Script error: No such module "convert". north of the city of Safford. The mine is owned and operated by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold.
Construction on the Safford mine began in mid-2006. Production began December 26, 2007, with full production starting in 2008.[1] It is the first new large-scale copper mining project in Arizona in more than 30 years.[2] In September 2005, as part of the deal, Phelps Dodge (which was subsequently purchased by Freeport-McMoran) transferred Script error: No such module "convert". of "environmentally sensitive" land to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and purchased from the BLM Script error: No such module "convert". located next to the site of the mine.[2][3]
The mine composes two porphyry copper deposits (the San Juan and Dos Pobres copper ore bodies) that have leachable oxide and secondary sulfide mineralization. Freeport-McMoran estimates that it will remove 205 to 240 million pounds of copper from the deposits annually between 2008 and 2011.[4]
In 2016, copper production at Safford was 230 million pounds. In 2017, copper production was 150 million pounds, and approximately 830 people were employed there.[5]
Geography and facilities
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The mine is served by a branch of the Arizona Eastern Railway.
See also
References
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- ↑ "Safford Mine Tops 5 Million Pounds of Copper in First Month"Script error: No such module "Unsubst". – Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold
- ↑ a b "Renzi Pleased to See Safford Land Exchange Completed" – Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ – 1) – U.S. House of Representatives (c/o House.gov) – September 20, 2005
- ↑ Stockton, Lindsey. "Officials glad land exchange is complete" Template:Webarchive – Eastern Arizona Courier – September 28, 2005
- ↑ Safford Mine Template:Webarchive – Freeport-McMoRan
- ↑ Safford Mine at Freeport-McMoRan. Accessed 6/23/2018.
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