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 Superfun…
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.
  • Location: Lyon County
  • Opened: 1918 (as Empire-Nevada Mine) · 1953 (as Anaconda Copper Mine)
  • State: Nevada
  • Country: United States
  • Products: Copper
  • Production: 360 million tons · Combined ore and waste
  • Financial year: Life of Mine
Data from: en.wikipedia.org