ARIZONA COPPER. From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: BIDEAUX, RICHARD A.; WALLACE, TERRY C. | COPYRIGHT 1997 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Copper mining has a prominent role in Arizona's industrial history. Artifacts made of copper have been dated as early as the pre-Columbian period, and the first recorded European mining interest was established in 1583. Arizona's copper reserves are estimated at 10 billion tons as of 1997, and more new properties are expected to begin production by 2000. Documented state production has exceeded 80 billion pounds.

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