Open Pit Mines, Southern Arizona
by NASA/Science Source
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Open Pit Mines, Southern Arizona
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NASA/Science Source
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View from space of three open-pit copper mines located west-northwest of the town of Green Valley, Arizona the Asarco-Mission Complex (top left), the Twin Buttes Mine (top right), and the Sierrita Mine (bottom right). All three mines produce copper and molybdenum. The Sierrita Mine also produces rhenium, a rare metal used to make high-temperature alloys for jet engine parts and in high-octane, lead-free gasoline.
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June 1st, 2013
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