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Coppertown: Life in Bagdad, Ariz.
The Bagdad Freeport-McMoRan copper mine dominates both the landscape and the town's collective psyche. Its fate determines whether the town is doing well or poorly. This is the quintessential company town a�� one where the company owns all the houses and businesses a�� and it exists expressly to serve the mine.
Southwest sees copper boom thanks to high prices
With prices high and backing in place from some of the world's largest mining companies, the hunt for copper in the American Southwest is experiencing a revival.
State board: Banning new mines near Grand Canyon would protect wildlife
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday endorsed a U.S. Department of the Interior proposal to withdraw more than 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon from mining for the next 20 years.
Meetings set on mining around Grand Canyon
Public meetings are being held this week on proposals to address mining around the Grand Canyon.
Gilmore and Salisbury’s ‘custom’ smelter
Benson was established in June 1880 by the Southern Pacific and became an important maintenance center for the railroad and the shipping point for the Bisbee and Tombstone mines, neither of which was served by rail. The town was less than three months old when, according to the Tucson Citizen, “the first shipment of copper bullion from Bisbee (arrived) in Benson, where it (was) shipped to San Fr[...]
Sealing off Grand Canyon National Park history, one mine shaft at a time
Crews work to seal off mines abandoned mines in the Grand Canyon, trying to avoid damaging historic relics.
Many in Superior see town’s future in copper mining proposal
Mining drove this town’s economy when Lynn Heglie decided to open a restaurant here in the early 1990s.
Group sues for records for Ariz. mining operation
A group of environmentalists is suing the federal government for access to records regarding a coal mining operation in northeastern Arizona.
Phoenix mining company invests in Gulf of Mexico oil drilling
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. is investing $500 million in a Louisiana company set to ramp up oil production in the Gulf of Mexico in the next few years.
Mining and Mineral Museum handed over to Historical Society
The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum is slated for a complete transformation. Charlie Connell, chairman of a nonprofit group that is dedicated to preserving the museum, says he’s concerned that the role of mining and minerals will be diminished for the next generation of Arizonans.
Arizona receives grant for mining safety
Arizona's mine inspector's office has been awarded a grant to fund safety and skills training for miners.
Hopi Nation appeals for help as coal plant face closure
A tribal government in Arizona has stepped up lobbying efforts against rules being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that threaten the closure of a power plant. This time, the tribe is reaching out to state lawmakers.
