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Copper mining in Arizona , a state of the United States , has been a major industry since the 19th century .. Arizona. Arizona. United States. United States. Copper. Copper. In 2007 Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the US , producing 750 thousand metric tons of copper , worth a record $ 5.54 billion .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. Arizona 's copper production was 60 % of the total for the United States .. Arizona. Arizona. United States. United States. copper. copper. Copper mining also produces gold and silver as byproducts .. Copper. Copper. gold. gold. silver. silver. Byproduct molybdenum from copper mining makes Arizona the nation 's second-largest producer of that metal .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. molybdenum. molybdenum. copper mining. copper mining. Although copper mineralization was found by the earliest Spanish explorers of Arizona , the territory was remote , and copper could seldom be profitably mined and shipped .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. Spanish. Spain. Early Spanish , Mexican , and American prospectors searched for gold and silver -LRB- see Silver mining in Arizona -RRB- , and ignored copper .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. gold. gold. silver. silver. Spanish. Spain. Silver mining in Arizona. Silver mining in Arizona. It was not until the completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1876 that copper became broadly economic to mine and ship to market .. copper. copper. Southern Pacific Railroad. Southern Pacific Railroad. All copper mining was done by underground methods until the early 20th century .. copper. copper. copper mining. copper mining. After the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah successfully mined a large low-grade copper deposit from a large open pit , the same technique was applied to Arizona 's porphyry copper deposits .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. Bingham Canyon mine. Bingham Canyon mine. Utah. Utah. porphyry copper. porphyry copper. Arizona 's first open pit copper mine opened at Ajo in 1917 .. Arizona. Arizona. copper. copper. Ajo. Ajo, Arizona