1942 Workers Loading Copper Ore at Phelps-Dodge Mine

Workers load copper ore from an open-cut mine at the Phelps-Dodge Mining Company in Morenci, Arizona, in 1942. The Morenci mine was one of the largest copper producers in the U.S. Its copper was vital for manufacturing munitions and equipment during World War II, emphasizing the strategic importance of this resource in wartime industry.

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