| Ray Copper Mine | |
| Pushpin Map: | Arizona |
| Pushpin Label: | Ray copper mine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arizona |
| Coordinates: | 33.1494°N -110.9872°W |
| Place: | Kearny |
| Subdivision Type: | County |
| State/Province: | Pinal County, Arizona |
| Country: | United States |
| Owner: | Asarco |
| Official Website: | Ray mine website |
| Acquisition Year: | 1999 |
| Products: | Copper, sulfuric acid |
| Financial Year: | 2016 |
| Amount: | 62.0 million lbs copper |
| Opening Year: | 1880 |
The Ray mine is a large copper mine in Pinal County, Arizona, near the town of Kearny, in the southwestern United States. ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo México, currently owns the mine, which it acquired from Kennecott Copper in 1986.[1]
The Ray mine has one of the largest copper reserves in the United States, with proven and probable reserves of of ore grading 1.73% copper, .[2] [3] [4] Copper from the Ray mine goes to the Hayden Smelter.