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The Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (ADMMR) is a state government agency in the U.S. state of Arizona that has the purpose of promoting and developing the state's mineral resources. The department was established in 1939 as the Arizona Department of Mineral Resources. [1]
It is an independent, constitutionally-mandated office, elected to a four-year term. Arizona is the only state which fills this position through direct election. [1] Arizona has 600 working mines and an estimated 120,000 abandoned mines. [2] Owing to a lack of funding, the department employed just two abandoned-mine supervisors as of 2019. [3]
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 ...
Mining leader BHP (NYSE:BHP) has partnered with Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE:IE, )) to explore copper and other critical minerals in the United States. The collaboration aims to find new sources of ...
The U.S. Energy secretary on Monday announced Arizona is set to receive part of a $1.3 billion in federal grants to boost the state's power systems in rural areas.
Resolution Copper Mining, a joint subsidiary of U.K. and Australian mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, hopes to build one of the world’s largest underground copper mines at the site outside ...
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In addition, AZGS archives well cuttings of more than 1,000 oil and gas wells on behalf of the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The AZGS Phoenix branch maintains tens-of-thousands of mine maps and reports acquired in 2011 when the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources merged with AZGS. The Survey main office is located ...