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Morenci - Mill |
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USA
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Arizona |
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Morenci |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
33 N 4 / 109 W 22 |
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Legends
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Produces
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Copper - Molybdenum -
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Morenci - Mill Project |
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| Title(s) of the Morenci - Mill Project |
 | Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.
Interest: 85% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| 85% Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. 15% affiliates of Sumitomo Corp. |
 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd
Interest: 15% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| Location of the Morenci - Mill Project |
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Morenci Mine is located Southeast Arizona, about 50 miles northeast of Safford.
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| History of the Morenci - Mill Project |
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Phelps Dodge & Company invested $50,000 in the property in 1881, marking the New York mercantile’s first venture into mining. Through acquisition, Phelps Dodge consolidated all mining operations in the district by 1921. Initially underground, Morenci more...
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| Geology of the Morenci - Mill Project |
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The predominant oxide copper mineral is chrysocolla. Chalcocite is the most important secondary copper sulfide mineral and chalcopyrite the dominant primary copper sulfide.
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2007
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