39 Mining and Mineral Processing The first recorded mineral discoveries in the Clifton- Morenci district were made in about 1865 by volunteer Union soldiers from California who passed through the area. The first prospectors arrived in 1870 looking for gold. They failed to find significant quantities of gold, but were intrigued by the rich copper deposits they found on both sides of Chase Creek. The development of the Morenci open pit beg

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