The property affected is all located in the Cripple Creek district, and includes the famous Gold Coin mine. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Left behind are towering piles of waste rock that hold nearly 10 million tons of the metal seen ... Morenci is the largest copper mine in North America — about the size of Brooklyn.

It aims to produce 400,000 tons by 2030, enough to wire more than 4.3 million electric vehicles. “That’s the equivalent of a major copper mine anywhere,” chief executive officer Kathleen ...