Copper mines in Sahuarita and Green Valley, Arizona, USA, line the floor of the Sonoran Desert.

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Strip mines for harvesting copper in Sahuarita and Green Valley, Arizona, USA, line the floor of the Sonoran Desert to the west of the Santa Rita Mountains. The eastern slope on the other side of the mountains is the site of the proposed Rosemont copper mine.

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Location: Green Valley, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Norma Jean Gargasz / Alamy / Afripics
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