CactusMineAZ

Part of the community. Planning to revitalize a historic mining site. The first link in Pinal County's green supply chain.

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Did you know that electric vehicles can save the average driver as much as $2,000 annually on fuel costs over a traditional vehicle. The copper industry is powering EVs and saving you money! #ElectricVehiclesNeedCopper #CactusMine

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Tombstone, famous as the site of the gunfight at the OK Corral, is also the site of the largest flowering rose bush anywhere around the globe. It covers more than 8,000 square feet and is nearly 150 years old - older than Arizona! #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Happy morning, friends, and welcome to another edition of #TriviaTuesday with the team at @CactusMineAZ! Arizona is home to the world's largest flowering type of which plant? We'll tell you the answer later this evening. #CactusMine

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If you're free on Saturday, June 27, come out to the Casa Grande Airport for some food and aviation-related fun! And don't forget to bring the family... #LiveIt #CactusMine

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If you guessed the answer had to do with mining...well done! The Hayden smelter, located just over Pinal County's border with Gila County, stands at over 1,000 feet tall and is the largest free-standing structure in the state. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Hey folks...we have some more trivia for you today! Does anyone know what the largest free-standing structure in Arizona is? We'll have the surprising answer for you tonight. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Today, we commemorate the establishment of the first U.S. flag in 1777. The flag originally had just 13 stars for each original colony, arranged in a circle - a new constellation to symbolize our new nation. #FlagDay2026 #CactusMine

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Safety matters! This month, the mining industry focuses on keeping our employees and the community safe. Through continuous improvement and employee training, we strive to eliminate lost-time injuries at mine sites across Arizona. #NationalSafetyMonth #CactusMine

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Brass is made by combining roughly 30% zinc and 70% copper. But bronze, which was first created by combining copper and tin nearly 5,000 years ago, contains nearly 90% copper! #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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It's Tuesday and that means it's time for trivia! Bronze and brass are both copper alloys, but does anyone know which one contains more copper? Let's see how many get it. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Did you get it right? President Franklin Roosevelt banned privately owning gold in April 1933 to curb hoarding. He argued it was crippling the U.S. banking system & making the Great Depression worse. You could've faced 10 years in prison for owning it. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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It's another lovely Tuesday here in Arizona & we've got some more trivia for you! A U.S. president once made it a criminal offense to own gold as a private citizen. Does anyone know which president did this & why? Come back later tonight for the answer. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Did you know that it costs 75% less to operate an electric vehicle than a traditional gas-powered alternative? Given the substantial need for copper in electric vehicles, the mining industry is making your lives easier & more affordable! #ElectricVehiclesNeedCopper #CactusMine

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Incredibly, copper must be over 99% pure to be usable for many industries. It usually can't be obtained by recycling copper already in use, which comes in under the necessary threshold. This is one of many reasons we need more U.S. copper production. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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One last #TriviaTuesday for the month, friends...let's see what you've got. Certain uses, such as energy transmission, require extremely pure copper... Does anyone know just how pure the copper needs to be for these uses? Come back later to see if you were right. #CactusMine

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On this day in 1844, inventor Samuel Morse sent the first official telegraph message ever from the U.S. Capitol to Baltimore, Maryland. The process required an astronomical amount of copper to conduct the current nearly 40 miles. Extraordinary! #ThisDayinHistory #CactusMine

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Chinese immigrants played a critical role in the U.S. gold rush. A miner named Gin Lin perfected hydraulic techniques in Oregon and became a multi-millionaire. #AAPIHeritageMonth #CactusMine

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Chile's Escondida mine is the world's top copper-producing asset & also produces a large amount of gold. A joint project of mining giants BHP & Rio Tinto, it is estimated that the mine & its suppliers account for as much as 2.5% of Chile's entire GDP. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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Happy Tuesday, folks! We're back with another trivia question and are curious to see whether anyone gets this one. Who can guess what the largest producing copper mine in the world is and where it's located? Tonight, we'll have the answer for you. #TriviaTuesday #CactusMine

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On this day in 1869, the famous 17-carat "Golden Spike" was driven into the last railroad tie of the first fully transcontinental U.S. railroad. The spike officially connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in Promontory, Utah. #ThisDayinHistory #CactusMine