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19 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America - then the union was crushed and dissolved, but its effects still reverberate not only in the...
Clifton, a once-booming frontier mining town in southeast Arizona, has suffered through labor strikes and the ups and downs of mining and floods, yet still survives and is the location of one of the world’s largest deposits of copper.
18 Αυγ 2023 · Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America. Then the union was crushed and dissolved, sending shock waves through organized labor.
4 Σεπ 2023 · A closeup of the mural depicting the 1983 miners' strike in Clifton. Here, Arizona law enforcement and the National Guard members march on striking copper miners, launch tear gas into...
Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census, with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700. It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983. Elevation: 3,875 ft (1,181 m) Country: United States. State: Arizona.
Negotiations between Phelps Dodge and the unions failed to reach an agreement, and a strike began on midnight of July 30, including workers from Morenci, Ajo, Clifton, and Douglas, Arizona. Thousands of miners walked out and a picket line was formed at the Morenci Mine.
Arizona Copper Mine Locations vs. Copper Deposits in Arizona. Pie chart created by Liam Goetz (from data-see bibliography) The Process. When mining for copper, machinery is used for drilling holes into the ore where the copper is embedded. Explosives are inserted into the drill holes to blast and expose the embedded copper.
