PHELPS DODGE IMPACT ON NEW MEXICO _1987

Authors

• University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1987

Abstract

The report examines the economic significance of Phelps Dodge Corporation's mining, smelting, and mineral processing operations within New Mexico. Prepared by the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research, the report profiles Phelps Dodge as the nation's largest domestic copper producer and evaluates the company's role as one of New Mexico's largest private employers following its acquisition of a controlling interest in Chino Mines. The study documents the corporation's operations in Grant and Hidalgo Counties, including the Tyrone Mine, Chino Mines, and Hidalgo smelter, and discusses investments in new technologies such as solvent extraction/electrowinning (SX/EW) facilities that improved production efficiency and extended the economic life of regional copper resources.

Recommended Citation

What Phelps Dodge Means to New Mexico's Economy. University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1987.