Bagdad Copper Mine- Bagdad Arizona
N 34° 35.867 W 113° 17.415
12S E 289973 N 3830824
Overlook to see the Bagdad Mine.
Waymark Code: WMYCF7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
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•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
Type of overlook: trail
Picnic tables: no
Benches: no
Water/restrooms: no
Overlook designation: just a view
Elevation: 3,200.00
View:
Mining operation in Bagdad.
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