Cemeteries in Morenci, Arizona

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History. The mine was established as an underground mine in 1871 by the Longfellow Mining Company and was converted into an open-pit mine by the Phelps Dodge Corporation starting in 1937. The earliest operations at Morenci Mine, then called the Longfellow Mine, used mules to transport ore carts.

The Morenci mine is an unincorporated joint venture owned 72 percent by Freeport-McMoRan Inc., with the remaining 28 percent owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining Arizona, Inc.

The largest copper mine in the U.S., it produces over 125 thousand tons of copper daily! The overlook provides a unique vantage point to watch the action. If you want a closer look, there is a 2.5 hour bus tour of the mine which requires reservations and an admission fee.

Mining at Morenci copper project The operation includes drilling, blasting, loading, and hauling. The open pit mine is approximately 5.4km in width from east to west and 7.4km in length from north to south. The final pit depth is expected to be approximately 4,450ft, ranging from 1,800ft to 6,250ft above sea level.

The Morenci mine is the largest copper mine in the USA, and was first claimed in 1864 as the Longfellow mine, producing 20 million pounds of copper. At one time, large turquoise deposits were buried by the owners of the copper mine, to keep their workers busy with copper.

Freeport-McMoRan's Morenci Operations started in 1872, when the first commercial mining operations were developed. The initial underground mining began in 1881 and the mine later transitioned to open-pit mining beginning in 1937.

Born as Joy's Camp in 1872 the name was later changed to Morenci, from the moment that Phelps Dodge acquired the Arizona Copper Company assets in 1921, Morenci was destined to be the mover and shaker, the provider, the barometer of economic health for the county.