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Miami Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeStockpile
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotMiami is no longer mining ore, but currently produces copper through leaching material already placed on stockpiles.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 100 % Indirect
Freeport-McMoRan Miami Inc (operator) 100 % Direct
Freeport-McMoRan owns 100% of the Miami copper mining complex through its wholly-owned subsidiary Freeport-McMoRan Miami Inc.

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Deposit type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

The Miami mine is a porphyry copper deposit that has leachable oxide and secondary sulfide mineralization. The predominant oxide copper minerals are chrysocolla, copper-bearing clays, malachite and azurite. Chalcocite and covellite are the most important secondary copper sulfide minerals.

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Copper M lbs  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1516192543
All production numbers are expressed as cathode.

Operational metrics

Metrics202320222021202020192018201720162015
Annual production capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe200 M lbs of copper cathode200 M lbs of copper cathode200 M lbs of copper cathode200 M lbs of copper cathode200 M lbs of copper cathode
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Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Personnel

Mine Management

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