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History of the Copper Mountain (Morenci) Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona

dc.contributor.authorBriggs, D.F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T00:28:37Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T00:28:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-22
dc.identifier.citationBriggs, D.F., 2016, History of the Copper Mountain (Morenci) Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report CR-16-C, 77 p, 2 appendices.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629339
dc.descriptionThe Copper Mountain (Morenci) mining district is located approximately 115 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona (Figure 1). It lies along the southern boundary of the Transitional physiographic province, a rugged mountainous region that separates the Colorado Plateau from the Basin and Range province. The discovery of copper at Morenci during the turbulent years of the American Civil War brought new opportunities for many, but foreshadowed the end of a way of life for Native Americans, who had lived in the region for millennia. A diverse cast of characters has played a role in Morenci's history, including veterans who ventured west after the war, as well as immigrants eager to make a new life in America.
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCR-16-C
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/item/AGCR-1552428401381-769
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectArizona Geological Survey Contributed Reports
dc.subjectHistoric
dc.subjectBasin and Range Province
dc.subjectGreenlee County
dc.subjectClifton-Morenci Area
dc.subjectMorenci
dc.subjectFreeport-McMoRan
dc.subjectPhelps-Dodge
dc.subjecthistoric mining
dc.subjectporphyry copper
dc.subjectcopper
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectCopper Mountain
dc.subjectTransition Zone
dc.subjectDetroit Copper Mining Co.
dc.titleHistory of the Copper Mountain (Morenci) Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona
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