Globe–Miami mining region

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The Globe–Miami mining region is a historic copper-mining district in central Arizona encompassing the neighboring towns of Globe and Miami and their surrounding mines and smelters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
mining district
adjacentTo Tonto National Forest
contains Globe, Arizona
Miami, Arizona
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984
linked to: WGS84
country United States
economicActivity mineral processing
mining
smelting
environmentalIssues mine tailings
smelter emissions
geologicalSetting Basin and Range Province
porphyry copper system
hasCulturalAspect company towns
mining camps
hasPart concentrators
copper mines
open-pit mines
smelters
tailings piles
underground mines
heritage mining heritage tourism
historicalSignificance development of Arizona copper industry
regional economic development in central Arizona
industry copper mining
metallurgy
knownFor copper production
porphyry copper deposits
locatedIn Arizona
central Arizona
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Gila County, Arizona
locatedOn North American continent
linked to: North America
miningCommodity copper
gold
molybdenum
silver
nearbySettlement Claypool, Arizona
partOf Arizona copper mining industry
linked to: Arizona copper belt

Southwestern United States mining regions
significantPeriod early 20th century
startTime late 19th century
timePeriodOfPeakProduction first half of the 20th century
transportInfrastructure US Route 60 NERFINISHED
rail connections to copper smelters

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Globe, Arizona partOf Globe–Miami mining region
Miami, Arizona partOf Globe–Miami mining district
linked to: Globe–Miami mining region