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Sierrita |
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USA
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Arizona |
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Tucson |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
31 N 52 / 111 W 07 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Sierrita Project |
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| Location of the Sierrita Project |
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Sierrita Mine is located 20 miles southwest of Tucson, near Green Valley, Arizona.
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| History of the Sierrita Project |
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First claims recorded in 1895. First worked as an underground mine beginning in 1907; open-pit development began in 1957. Sierrita became part of the Phelps Dodge mining portfolio in 1999 and a part of Freeport-McMoRan in 2007.
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| Geology of the Sierrita Project |
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The predominant oxide copper minerals are malachite, azurite and chrysocolla. Chalcocite is the most important secondary copper sulfide mineral, and chalcopyrite and molybdenite the dominant primary sulfides.
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| COPPER (lbs) | 169,999,861 | 187,999,846 | 149,999,877 | 161,600,046 | 158,585,119 | 154,999,873 | 151,237,111 | 152,339,423 | 241,800,804 | 244,803,712 |
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2009
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Disclaimer
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