The largest copper mine in the United States as of 2022 was the Morenci Mine, located in Greenlee, Arizona. The Morenci Mine, owned by Freeport-McMoRan, produced an estimated 400,670 metric tons of copper that year. The Kennecott Copper Project in Utah, owned by Rio Tinto, came in a distant second, having produced an estimated 179,200 metric tons of copper in 2022.
Leading United States copper mines based on production in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Mining Technology. (May 15, 2023). Leading United States copper mines based on production in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254905/copper-production-of-the-us/
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Mining Technology. (2023). Leading United States copper mines based on production in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254905/copper-production-of-the-us/
Mining Technology. "Leading United States Copper Mines Based on Production in 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254905/copper-production-of-the-us/
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Leading United States copper mines based on production in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Mining Technology, May 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254905/copper-production-of-the-us/