MAMMOTH, Ariz.—When Hector Denogean Sr. got his first paycheck from his new job at the Christmas copper mine in 1979, he felt like the richest 18-year-old this side of the Galiuro Mountains. His first ...

In 1950, a huge open-pit copper mine opened beside a small town in Arizona. As the mine expanded over the next two decades, ...

Arizona is often defined by its icons, including the Grand Canyon and the Phoenix sprawl. But the essence of the state is just as alive in its smaller towns. Tucked into its vast canyons, deserts, and ...

Courtland, Arizona was founded in 1908 after copper was discovered in the surrounding hills. Within a few years the town grew rapidly, adding a movie theater, stores, railroads, and a population of ...