Gail Florez is an administrator for the Surface Operations and Maintenance at Resolution Mine in Superior. She has provided essential support to the mining operation since 2008, working in the environmental and safety departments prior to her current job. “Surface is the busiest. It’s non-stop. I support a big …
Read More »Company announces 12 local employees will graduate from 3-year apprentice program at Central Arizona College in December Releases Q3 2020 Scorecard, showing over 70% of workforce from Copper Triangle area and more than 65% of spending this year with Arizona vendors and suppliers Superior, Ariz. (November 17, 2020) – Following …
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Mark Albertsen, Smelter Manager and Rick Albertsen, Electrical Maintenance Supervisor Hot metal flows and gasses are processed at Freeport-McMoRan’s smelter in Miami. Smelter Manager Mark Albertsen loves it here. “I always told my wife that I would love to finish my career at the smelter,” he says. After 41 years …
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Randy Seppala, 65, a career-long mining engineer, is the Operations and Maintenance Manager at Resolution Copper in Superior. During his tenure at Resolution, he’s overseen numerous projects, including sinking the Number 10 shaft. Today, he oversees surface and underground operations and maintenance with two huge responsibilities: * Maintaining existing and …
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“We do the same thing every day,” says Wilbur Benally III, “you can’t forget what you are doing.” It’s one of the things he likes about his work as an Operator Trainee at the anode plant in Miami, AZ. There, copper is poured into concrete molds to create slabs 4 …
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What do you do? “My days are never the same,” Dennis says, “which is awesome.” Dennis Palmer, 36, is the Operations Support Superintendent at the Pinto Valley MIne. He supervises 10 supervisors and oversees departments that include fleet and facilities, tailings operations, SX/EW and leaching operations and the assay lab. …
Read More »This is a regular column which attempts to answer frequently asked questions about mining in the area. What is mined in the area and how is it mined? The primary metals mined in our region include copper, smaller amounts of molybdenum, and trace amounts of gold and silver. Many mines …
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“This is what I’m meant to do,” according to Aimee Mundy-Ellison. In 1924, Hopkin Williams worked underground at the Old Dominion mine. 100 years later, his great granddaughter Aimee Mundy-Ellison works as Principal for Health Safety Environment at BHP in Miami. Responsible for fostering a health and safety culture, …
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*A new series for 2020-2021 will focus on frequently asked questions about mining in our region. Mining has occurred in our region for over 1000 years. Prehistoric mining by the Ho-Ho-Kam and Salado people focused primarily on jewelry making using turquoise, a copper mineral found in prevalent surface deposits. White …
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The challenge to design something 10 years in the future!” Anita Marks is a principal engineer, processing. In charge of the design of the concentrator to treat ore from the Resolution Copper underground mine, she is part of the team developing mine plans, tailings pipeline corridors, and a water sourcing …
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