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The biggest employer in Morenci (and in nearby Clifton) and the owner of the town is Freeport-McMoRan, the owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The large open-pit mine is north of the town.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,563, [1] making it Arizona's least populous county. The county seat is Clifton . The economy of Greenlee County is dominated by the Morenci Mine , the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world.
The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States. Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5 × 10 9 short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper.
Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, [3] along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census, [4] with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700. [5] It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983.
U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a north–south U.S. Highway in eastern Arizona.The highway runs for 516.50 miles (831.23 km), making it Arizona's longest numbered highway. The highway begins at State Route 80 near Douglas and crosses over the Utah state line near Mexican Water in the Navajo Nat
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. Copper mining also produces gold and silver as ...
An Arizona woman is accused of using bleach to poison the coffee of her estranged husband, a member of the U.S. Air Force, over a period of several months, according to court documents.
Rank Mine County and State Owner Source of copper Annual production (thousand tonnes) 1 Morenci: Greenlee County, Arizona: Freeport-McMoRan (72%), Sumitomo Group (28%): Open pit, copper-molybdenum ore, producing copper cathode, copper and molybdenum concentrates