Copper mining in the United States
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Copper mining in the United States
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In the United States, copper mining has been a major industry since the rise of the northern Michigan copper district in the 1840s. In 2017, the US produced 1.27 million metric tonnes of copper, worth $8 billion, making it the world's fourth largest copper producer, after Chile, China, and Peru. Copper was produced from 23 mines in the US. Top copper producing states in 2014 were Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and Montana. Minor production also came from Idaho and Missouri. As of 2014, the U
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_mining_in_the_United_States
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2007-06-03T16:55:39Z
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2024-08-29T12:35:24Z
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