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Get PriceThe Copper Queen Mine was a copper mine in Cochise County Arizona United States Its development led to the growth of the surrounding town of Bisbee in the 1880s Its orebody ran 23% copper an extraordinarily high grade It was acquired by Phelps Dodge in 1885 In the early 1900s this was the most productive copper mine in Arizona While copper mining declined in the area in the 1930s and
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Get PriceNickel copper ore is mined milled and refined within a 20 km 2 area centred on the town of Copper Cliff It is remarkable that in this small area a series of industrial Diagram showing the stages of mining milling smelting and refining in the Copper Cliff area Copper Cliff Greater Sudbury View 2 The concrete tower photo right
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Get Pricesteps include mining concentration roasting smelting converting and finally fire and electrolytic refining 12 3 2 Process Description2 4 Mining produces ores with less than 1 percent copper Concentration is accomplished at the mine sites by crushing grinding and flotation purification resulting in ore with 15 to 35 percent copper
Get PriceThe Totten Mine deposits consists of the actively mined Totten Main 215 and other mineralized zones including the 230 260 242 235 238 238 West Howland and McIntyre zones The 1 260 m 4130 ft deep #2 Shaft is the primary entry and exit point into the mine for personnel materials and ore/waste
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