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Trump’s order to end minting of pennies will save taxpayers millions without much impact on Arizona copper mines

WASHINGTON – Most copper mined in the U.S. comes from Arizona. But President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he will halt production of pennies won’t make a dent in the state’s mining industry. The U.S. Mint produced 3.2 billion pennies last year. But since 1982, nearly all of the metal used has been zinc. So […]

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