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LEADING COPPER-PRODUCING MINES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, IN ORDER OF OUTPUT1
                    Capacity
(thousand
Rank   Mine   County and State   Operator   Source of copper   metric tons)
1   Morenci   Greenlee, AZ   Phelps Dodge Corp.   Copper ore, concentrated and leached   420
2   Bingham Canyon   Salt Lake, UT   Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.   Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated   300
3   Ray   Pinal, AZ   Asarco LLC2   Copper ore, concentrated and leached   150
4   Chino   Grant, NM   Phelps Dodge Corp.   Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated and leached   100
5   Bagdad   Yavapai, AZ   do.   do.   100
6   Sierrita   Pima, AZ   do.   do.   100
7   Robinson   White Pine, NV   Quadra Mining Ltd.   Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated   60
8   Mission Complex   Pima, AZ   Asarco LLC2   Copper ore, concentrated   70
9   Continental Pit   Silver Bow, MT   Montana Resources   Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated   45
10   Tyrone   Grant, NM   Phelps Dodge Corp.   Copper ore, leached   80
11   Silver Bell   do.   Asarco LLC2   �� do.   22
12   Miami   Gila, AZ   Phelps Dodge Corp.   �� do.   50
13   Phoenix   Elko, NV   Newmont Gold Co.   Gold-copper ore, leached   7
14   Lisbon Valley   San Juan, UT   Constellation Copper Corp.   Copper ore, leached   10
15   Mineral Park   Mohave, AZ   Mercator Minerals Ltd.   �� do.   5
16   Pinto Valley   Gila, AZ   BHP Billiton   �� do.   5
17   Miami   do.   do.   �� do.   5
1The mines on this list accounted for 99% of U.S. mine production in 2006.
2Formerly ASARCO Incorporated.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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