The Safford Mine is an open-pit copper mine located in Graham County, Arizona, eight miles (13 km) north of the city of Safford. The mine is owned and operated by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold.
Construction on the Safford mine began in mid-2006. Production began December 26, 2007, with full production started in 2008.[1] It is the first new large-scale copper mining project in Arizona in more than 30 years.[2] In September 2005, as part of the deal, Phelps Dodge (which was subsequently purchased by Freeport-McMoran) transferred 3,867 acres (15.65 km2) of "environmentally sensitive" land to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and purchased 16,297 acres (65.95 km2), located next to where the mine is located, from the BLM.[2][3]
The mine composes two porphyry copper deposits (the San Juan and Dos Pobres copper ore bodies) that have leachable oxide and secondary sulfide mineralization. Freeport-McMoran estimates that it will remove 205 to 240 million pounds of copper from the deposits annually between 2008 and 2011.[4]
In 2016, copper production at Safford was 230 million pounds. In 2017, copper production was 150 million pounds, and approximately 830 people were employed there. [5]
^"Safford Mine Tops 5 Million Pounds of Copper in First Month"[permanent dead link] – Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold
^ ab"Renzi Pleased to See Safford Land Exchange Completed" – Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ – 1) – U.S. House of Representatives (c/o House.gov) – September 20, 2005
^Stockton, Lindsey. "Officials glad land exchange is complete" Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine – Eastern Arizona Courier – September 28, 2005
^Safford Mine Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine – Freeport-McMoRan
^ Safford Mine at Freeport-McMoRan. Accessed 6/23/2018.
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