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Arizona, United States

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mining operations

In Clifton
…discovered in 1865 at nearby Morenci (unincorporated) and was first mined there in 1872. In 1937 the Phelps Dodge Corporation began excavating an open-pit mine, now one of the largest in the United States (7,920 feet [2,414 metres] across and more than 1,320 feet [402 metres] deep). Clifton lies 2…
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