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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Richard Ratkevich, owner of Tucson Mineral and Gem World. (Photo by: Genáe Gonzales/Arizona Sonora News)

Tucson’s house of curiosities in the middle of the desert

Genae Gonzales February 23, 2018

And there it was: just an old, small wooden building in the middle of the desert. Tucson Mineral and Gem World is home to over 100,000 rocks, minerals, fossils and artifacts. Some of the strangest...

Copper Queen mine in Bisbee, Ariz. on Monday Sept. 11, 2017. The Copper Queen mine served as a foundation to the town of Bisbee in the early 1900s. (Photographed by Leah Gilchrist/ Arizona Sonora News)

Arizona looks to make a penny on copper industry

Leah Gilchrist September 27, 2017

Copper's value is on the rise, and equipped with new mining technology, Arizona has a promising future in producing the nation’s copper. The value of copper hit $3.20 in mid 2014, before taking...

A metal sculpture of a woman titled 'Serenity,' was created by artist John T. Benedict of Some Distant World, shown at the JG&M Expo of the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 31, 2016. Her hair is created from bike chains, and according to Benedict, is fully flexible. (Photo by Maggie Driver.)

Artists shine at the Tucson Gem Show

Maggie Driver February 11, 2016

Walking across any desert in the world, one could find rocks and fossils of many kinds, but every late January in one specific desert, some of the most dazzling and largest rocks--often with the hidden...

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