Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn. Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the...

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Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn

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Page 1: Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn. Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold, and silver.

Arizona’s Treasure:Copper!

By Mr. Korn

Page 2: Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn. Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold, and silver.

Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold,

and silver out of the ground in Arizona many years ago.

Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold,

and silver out of the ground in Arizona many years ago.

This is what copper looks like when it comes out of the ground.

Page 3: Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn. Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold, and silver.

Native Americans, like the Navajo, were the first people to dig copper out of the ground in Arizona. They used it to make

jewelry and tools.

Native Americans, like the Navajo, were the first people to dig copper out of the ground in Arizona. They used it to make

jewelry and tools.

Page 4: Arizona’s Treasure: Copper! By Mr. Korn. Copper is a kind of metal that we can dig out of the ground. People started digging copper, gold, and silver.

Later people started to build copper mines in Arizona. A copper mine is a place

where people use big machines to dig copper out of the ground.

Later people started to build copper mines in Arizona. A copper mine is a place

where people use big machines to dig copper out of the ground.

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Arizona is famous for having so much copper in the ground. Miners in Arizona send copper from our state all over the country. Today copper is used to make

many, many things:

Arizona is famous for having so much copper in the ground. Miners in Arizona send copper from our state all over the country. Today copper is used to make

many, many things:

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So next time you see a penny, remember that it might have come from the ground

right here in Arizona. The ground right underneath you!

So next time you see a penny, remember that it might have come from the ground

right here in Arizona. The ground right underneath you!