The source of the dust is a monument to the past: a 50-foot mountain of towering black rock, called slag, left over from a copper smelter that operated on the outskirts of town until the smelter was ...
When Vermonters think about the natural resources of our state, metallic riches seldom come to mind. Our forests and the lumbering operations they’ve supported; the slate, marble and granite quarries ...
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KJZZ examines the storied history of the state’s five C’s — copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate — and the role they still play in modern-day Arizona. Copper has been mined in Arizona since ...
Gold was on an historic run last year, and silver skyrocketed 210%, but now it looks like copper — which surged 35% in 2025 and hit $11,771 per metric tonne — is the next metal to watch. It’s a ...
Gilbert Joseph Martinez, 86, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2025, in Superior, Arizona. Born on March 12, 1939, in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, Gilbert lived a life rooted in devotion to family, hard ...
YOU’RE WATCHING KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARRESTING A MAN WHO THEY SAY STOLE MORE THAN $50,000 IN METAL AND COPPER PIPING FROM AN AVIATION COMPANY. POLICE SAY JOSE LUIS QUEZADA, ALONG ...
Although copper has been mined in the area surrounding Oak Flat off and on since the 1870s, the current struggle over the fate of the campground — deemed sacred by Apaches and other Native peoples and ...
Gilbert A. Navarro passed away on Dec. 17, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona, just one week prior to his 74th birthday. Born on Dec. 24, 1951, in Superior, Arizona, Gilbert spent his life rooted in the state he ...