Arizona�Public lands controlled by the mining industry

From ewg.org/mining

Two of the top 10 claimants in Arizona are foreign-owned companies

Rank

Company

Address

Number
of Claims

Estimated Acreage
Claimed

1

Phelps Dodge Mining Co

Phoenix, AZ

4,065

67,581

2

ASARCO, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico

Colonia Roma Sur, Mexico

2,784

53,506

3

Jacquelyn Smiley

Phoenix, AZ

120

19,200

4

Thomas M Martin

Tucson, AZ

120

19,200

5

Irene Martin

Tucson, AZ

120

19,200

6

Dennis J Martin

Tucson, AZ

120

19,200

7

Carrie Lynn Martin

Tucson, AZ

120

19,200

8

Dorene Gerwitz

Tucson, AZ

120

19,200

9

BHP Billton

Melbourne, Australia

942

18,940

10

Sands Mining & Invst

Phoenix, AZ

118

18,880

Source: Environmental Working Group analysis of government land transaction data (BLM LR2000 database) and public records of corporate structures and mergers.

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