Cananea Copper Mine, Sonora, Mexico
redorbit.com     May 17, 2008          

Credit: NASA/JSC, Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 08:44 CDT Download full size image One of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world, the Cananea mine produced over 164,000 tonnes of copper in 2006. The mine is located approximately 40 kilometers south of the border between Arizona and... [read full story]                

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