Extensive exploratory drilling further revealed the mining potential of the low-grade sulfide Clay ore body at Morenci which had been explored by the Detroit Copper Co. and the Arizona Copper Co ...

Wood timbers caught fire inside the mine vein known as the 11-foot vein of the Mount Lookout Colliery owned by the Temple Anthracite Coal Co in Wyoming on May 27, 1926. Sixty three miners were ...

The company runs five mines in Arizona and two in New Mexico. The Morenci mine southeast of Phoenix is the largest of those. The U.S. imports about half of its copper, with Freeport-McMoRan ...

In 2024, an appeals court panel refused to block the crucial land transfer for the mine. That prompted Apache ... will generate $1 billion annually for Arizona’s economy and create thousands ...

PATAGONIA, AZ — Officials promise safety with a southern Arizona mine that is on track to start production in 2027, while community health and environmental advocates raise concerns. ABC15 ...

Soon, I saw what has drawn so many to Clifton over the last 150 years: one of the world’s largest open-pit copper mines. The Morenci mine ... were born in Arizona mining towns or traced their ...

Yet the underground Resolution mine would cause a massive crater that would swallow a religious site where Arizona's San Carlos Apache worship. That has fueled strong opposition from all but one ...

If successful, Arizona’s lawsuit would open Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni to more economic development, and specifically, livestock grazing and uranium mining. Currently, there is only one ...

The incident occurred at mile marker 74 on the Idaho side of Lookout Pass near Atlas Mine Road. A recent band of snow crossed through, resulting in snow-covered roads. No word when crews expect to ...

The groups are calling on Gov. Hobbs to use her authority to rescind permits issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and instead issue new permits for closing and cleaning up the ...