Anaconda Copper Mine (Nevada)
The Anaconda Copper Mine is an open pit copper mine in Lyon County, Nevada that was owned and operated by the Anaconda Mining Company. It is located adjacent to the town of Yerington. A company town, Weed Heights, was built to support the mining operation, which ran from 1952 until 1978. The Anaconda Copper Mine is one of three EPA Superfund sites in the state of Nevada.
Anaconda Copper Mine. Inactive since 1978, the pit has flooded. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
Anaconda Mine Location in Nevada | |
| Location | Lyon County |
| State | Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°59′0″N 119°12′0″W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Production | 360 million tons Combined ore and waste |
| Financial year | Life of Mine |
| History | |
| Opened | 1918 (as Empire-Nevada Mine) 1953 (as Anaconda Copper Mine) |
| Closed | 1978 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Quaterra Resources Inc. (current) Arimetco, Inc. (1988-2011) Don Tibbals (1982-1988) Anaconda Copper (1941-1982) |
| Website | http://www.quaterra.com/ |
| Year of acquisition | 2011 |
| Company | |
Traded as | NYSE: QMM |
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