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Malachite and azurite are attractive, richly colored copper hydroxy-carbonate minerals. Malachite has a nice green color - its formula is Cu2CO3(OH)2. Azurite has a dark, rich blue color - its formula, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, is very close to malachite. The blue color of azurite is from Cu+, while the green color of malachite is from Cu+2.
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.
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 ...
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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.
In Arizona, the annual Waste Management Phoenix Open week featured the WHOOP Shot at Glory, a golf competition on the famous 16 th hole where celebrities and athletes try to hit a hole-in-one for ...
Copper mines in Arizona (19 P) I. Arizona mining images (1 F) Pages in category "Mines in Arizona" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
By projecting all three images onto a screen simultaneously, he was able to recreate the original image of the ribbon. #4 London, Kodachrome Image credits: Chalmers Butterfield