Freeport-McMoRan Mine, Bagdad, Arizona
N 34° 35.867 W 113° 17.415
12S E 289973 N 3830824
To visit the overlook, please contact the Bagdad Townsite office at (928) 633-6001
Waymark Code: WMYCEC
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
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Facts from the website:
•Bagdad is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex about 100 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, in Yavapai County
•The available mining fleet is capable of moving more than 20,000 metric tons per day of material
•In 2014, Bagdad Mine’s direct and indirect economic impact on Arizona totaled $277.0 Million
While at Freeport-McMoRan’s Bagdad site you will see the following:
•A 75,000 metric tons per day (mtd) concentrator that produces copper and molybdenum concentrates
•One of the largest, continuously operating solution extraction/electrowinning plants that can produce up to 25 million pounds of copper per year from solution generated by low grade stockpile leaching
•A pressure leach plant to process molybdenum concentrates
Mine Type: Working Mine
Mineral Collecting: No
Material Mined: Precious Metal
Operation: Opencast Mine
Surface Features: No
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Any associated website: [Web Link]
Any Other information: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Optional photograph welcomed.
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