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Morenci News
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- Art of Healthy Living: Wic coordinator always on run
The busy pace of coordinating 14 different WIC program locations throughout the greater Tucson area keeps Arlene Nehls energized.
- Births announced
In Tucson, Ariz., , Sept. 8, 2008, a daughter, Diana Aurelia Webb, to Emily and Benjamin Webb of Morenci, Ariz.; granddaughter to Louise Zak of Dummerston and Dana and Deborah Zak of Brattleboro.
- Is there good news in economy?
About two years ago, the first symbolic shovelful of dirt was taken from the earth in celebration of better economic times.
- Coppera s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona
For this isolated mining town, which lives and dies by the price of copper, the last few years have been a roller coaster ride of steep climbs and sudden dips.
- Residential development slows in Graham County
In December 2006, construction was in progress at the Dos Pobres copper mine north of Safford, and the Graham County Planning and Zoning Department was scrambling to keep up with residential subdivision ...
- Freeport-McMoRan cuts 500 at Arizona mines
Nearly 600 workers at Arizona copper mines and 36 more in New Mexico have been handed pink slips by mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.
- Mining giant announces major layoffs in Arizona
More than 600 employees of mining company Freeport McMoRan lost their jobs today, company officials said.
- ADEQ reviewing FMI toxic spill
Whether the Arizona Department of Environmental quality penalizes the Freeport McMoRan Morenci copper mine for an Oct.
- Mine acid spills into creek near Morenci
Tens of thousands of gallons of a corrosive acid solution spilled out of a copper mine near Morenci into a creek, but mine workers were able to stop it from entering the San Francisco River.
- Toxic solution from mine spills into Chase Creek
Thousands of gallons of a highly toxic solution used at the Freeport McMoRan copper mine in Morenci were blocked from pouring into the San Francisco River in Clifton at mid-afternoon Thursday.
- Freeport-McMoRan's profits fall as price of copper drops
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold says third-quarter profits fell nearly one-third as copper prices declined.
- Councilor badly injured in crash on I-10
Picture two men standing beside an overturned white pickup in the median of Interstate 10 on a dark and rainy night, and that will be just the beginning of the story.
- Good deed, bad luck
Twenty-five-year-old Mark Woodley was on his way home from a long day of work when he saw a pickup flipped on its roof.
- Flashing lights can be break for felons
There is an unspoken camaraderie on the highway. It exists among people who are in the habit of exceeding the speed limit.
- Morenci man dies on - White Knuckle Highway'
A Morenci man was killed on the narrow and winding Coronado Trail, also known as the "White Knuckle Highway," when his motorcycle plunged down a 40-foot embankment.
- Sports
Breaking out of the pack . . . L-R: Francisco Maldanado, Cammile Corral, Lexi Bowman, Rikki Maestas, and Jesse Camerena look to be the front runners on this years team as San Manuel prepares for the upcoming ...
- The 'White Sisters' of Pio Decimo
As a 4-year-old in 1956, I could read and knew my numbers, including my address and telephone number.
- Scenic drive: Downtown Phoenix
It's easy to ignore your surroundings as you drive downtown to work every day. After all, the route's the same and you're busy thinking about budgets and meetings and deadlines, while listening for traffic ...
- More donors named in Send a Kid to Camp drive
I was one of them." - Al Navarrete More donors named in Send a Kid to Camp drive ARIZONA DAILY STAR Thanks to Star readers, all girls on waiting lists for Girl Scout camp can attend overnight camp this summer.
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City DescriptionMorenci is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,879 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. The biggest employer in Morenci (and in nearby Clifton) is Freeport-McMoRan, the owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America, and one of the largest copper mines in the world. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The large open-pit mine is north of the town.
Morenci is located at 33°2′59″N 109°19′40″W / 33.04972, -109.32778 (33.049804, -109.327856).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,879 people, 672 households, and 454 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,317.4 people per square mile (895.7/km²). There were 754 housing units at an average density of 929.9/sq mi (359.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.96% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 2.13% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 24.91% from other races, and 3.94% from two or more races. 44.54% of the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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