Author
Niemuth, N.Issue Date
2007-05-01Keywords
Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral ResourcesSanta Cruz County
La Paz County
Mohave County
Coconino County
Greenlee County
Yuma County
Navajo County
Graham County
Apache County
Gila County
Yavapai County
Cochise County
Pinal County
Pima County
Maricopa County
copper mines
Mineral production
mineral commodities
sand and gravel
molybdenum
industrial minerals
gemstone
copper
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A phenomenal rise in copper price resulted in a record value of $6.7 billion of mineral production for Arizona. That value ranked Arizona first in the nation according to preliminary data released by the USGS. The value of copper reached $5 billion, driven by prices that broke $4 per pound for the first time. Also contributing significantly were strong molybdenum prices and the second largest output of sand and gravel in the U.S. Arizona also ranked first in the value of mined gemstones. Exploration activity for copper and uranium were strong; the latter benefiting from a price that doubled during the year.Additional Links
http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1297Language
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Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.North Bounding Coordinate
37.0379South Bounding Coordinate
31.3351West Bounding Coordinate
-114.587East Bounding Coordinate
-109.006Collections
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