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PHOTOS: Inside Resolution Copper's mine in Arizona
PHOTOS: Inside Resolution Copper's mine in Arizona
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The bottom of Resolution Copper’s No. 10 – the deepest single-lift mine shaft in North America – is 6,943 feet beneath the surface. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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A pair of cages descend from atop Resolution Copper’s No. 10 mine shaft. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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San Carlos contractors laying concrete 6,844 feet beneath the surface at the Resolution Copper project site near Superior. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Resolution Copper undeground mechanical apprentice DeAndre Dude, a San Carlos Apache, looks up into the darkness of the No. 10 mine shaft. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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San Carlos Apache construction contractors are building roads toward the estimated 1.4 billion metric ton copper ore body. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Resolution Copper’s DeAndre Dude observes fellow San Carlos Apache construction contractors working underground. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Warm water drips while steam circulates at the bottom of the No. 10 mine shaft. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
Resolution Copper's No. 10 shaft, the deepest single lift mine shaft in the U.S., overlooks the Oak Flat campground in the Tonto National Forest. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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The Resolution Copper Mine Information Office, which houses a mining history museum and community complaint hotline, is located on Main Street in Superior. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Resolution Copper president and general manager Vicky Peacey stands outside with tribal employees at the company's headquarters in Superior. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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