A Florence Copper Apache Junction update covered scholarships, hiring and production milestones. The company says its technology could expand.

Florence Copper's SX/EW plant produced 1.5 million pounds of copper cathode in its first full quarter of operations. Taseko Mines reports production is on track as the Florence wellfield expands.

Taseko Mines announces the first copper cathodes harvested at its Florence Copper operation in Arizona, marking the first new greenfield copper production in the U.S. since 2008.

Florence Copper begins operations in Arizona. First copper production expected in about three months.