Arizona has the largest copper deposits in the United States.
The top copper producing states in 2012 from the greatest to the least were
Arizona, Utah, New Mexico,Nevada, and Montana. Other minor copper producing states were Alaska, Idaho, and Missouri.
Chile is the country in Latin America with the largest deposits of copper. It is one of the world's top producers of copper and has significant reserves of the mineral. Copper mining plays a crucial role in the country's economy.
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Chile is the world's largest copper miner. Its annual production is about 3.4 million tons of copper.
Wyoming, Montana in the west.
Copper mining in Mexico is predominantly concentrated in the states of Sonora, Zacatecas, and Chihuahua. These states have rich deposits of copper ores and are home to several large-scale copper mines.
The Canadian shield has a lot of rich mineral deposits, it is actually considered the worlds richest area in terms of mineral deposits. It is filled with substantial deposits of nickel,gold,silver, and copper.
Arizona was the largest producer of Copper in the US in 2007.
Arizona has a number of very large copper producing mines. It is the largest copper producing region in the world. The copper is found in large granitic stocks called porphyry copper deposits. ( pronounced "poor-free") It's a type of granite. These are massive low grade deposits. The major producing areas are near the towns of Kingman, Morenci, Bisbee, Bagdad and Miami-Globe. Most are operated by Freeport-McMoran Mining Company, one of the worlds largest mining companies.
Mexico has some of the world's largest deposits of silver, copper, gold, lead and zinc; it has minor, however commercially important deposits of minerals such iron and tin.
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Missouri is the US state with the largest lead deposits. The most well-known lead deposit is the Viburnum Trend, located in southeastern Missouri, which has been a major lead-producing area for many years.
Arizona is the largest producer of copper in the US.