Ray mine
The Ray mine is a large copper mine in Pinal County, Arizona, near the town of Kearny, in the southwestern United States. ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo México, currently owns the mine, which it acquired from Kennecott Copper in 1986.
Teapot mesa, above Ray Mine | |
Location | |
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Ray copper mine Location in Arizona | |
Location | Kearny |
County | Pinal County, Arizona |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 33°08′58″N 110°59′14″W |
Production | |
Products | Copper, sulfuric acid |
Production | 62.0 million lbs copper |
Financial year | 2016 |
History | |
Opened | 1880 |
Owner | |
Company | Asarco |
Website | Ray mine website |
Year of acquisition | 1999 |
The Ray mine has one of the largest copper reserves in the United States, with proven and probable reserves of 835.7 million tonnes (822,500,000 long tons; 921,200,000 short tons) of ore grading 1.73% copper, as of December 31, 2018. Copper from the Ray mine goes to the Hayden Smelter.
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