There is an open pit mine near the Globe/Miami area in Arizona. There is also an Apache tears mine there. I've been to both. I don't know if they still do it, but at the Apache tears mine, many years ago, you paid a dollar and they gave you a bucket. You had to mine the rocks yourself. There are other copper mines in AZ.
Arizona is a major producer of copper.
Arizona continues to be a major producer of copper.
Copper mining in Arizona happened in 2007.
Arizona's state mineral is copper. This is why Arizona's nickname is the copper state. Their state gemstone is turquoise. They don't have a state rock or stone.
Arizona produces the most copper in the United States.
Arizona was the largest producer of Copper in the US in 2007.
The Copper State is Arizona, known for its vast copper deposits and mining industry.
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Arizona is the largest producer of copper in the US.
Detroit Copper Mining Company of Arizona was created in 1874.
Detroit Copper Mining Company of Arizona ended in 1917.
Its Copper, which was discovered by the earliest Spanish explorers of Arizona. In 2007 Arizona was the top copper producing state in the US.