Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Arizona mining exports down 70% in 2009

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce says Arizona exports overall dropped 30% from 2008 to 2009, but mining materials and commodities, including copper, dropped from $1.3 billion to $393 million (Bizjournals), which by my calculation is a drop of 70%.   [photo credit, Freeport McMoRan]