Hayden Smelter

Name:	Hayden Smelter
Category:	Mining
Archive ID#:	AZ3155
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Description:	Part of Asarco's "Ray Complex," this copper smelter processes ore from the company's copper mines in the region (the Ray Mine, Silver Bell Mine, and Mission Mine). Copper concentrate arrives from the mines, the nearest being 20 miles away, by rail, and is processed into 99% pure copper anodes, each weighing 750 pounds. The anodes are shipped to the company's refinery in Amarillo, Texas for further finishing. The first part of the Hayden Plant was built in 1912, and the plant now covers 200 built-up acres, dominated by the huge 1,000-foot-tall stack.
Location:	Hayden (POINT(-110.77591896057 33.005550451559)) (show on map)
Address:	AZ Gila County
Visitor Info:	70 miles NE of Tucson
Links:	http://www.asarco.com/hayden.html
LCS:	Mining, Smelter
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