Morenci Mine

The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States. Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5×10⁹ short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper. It is located in Greenlee County, just outside the company town of Morenci and the town of Clifton. Freeport-McMoRan is the principal owner and, since 2016, Sumitomo Group has owned a 28% interest in the mine.

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  Morenci Mine ⓘ
  copper mine in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	mine		Morenci Mine	surface mine	Wikidata
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