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About one in six people in the Tucson Metropolitan area works in “goods-producing'' industries, including manufacturing, mining and construction. Mining and manufacturing jobs generally produce higher wages than work in the service sectors.
Sixty percent of the nation’s copper comes from Southern Arizona.
Much of the nation’s mining technology research is done in Tucson in association with The University of Arizona.
Mining Industry Highlights 
Tucson and Southern Arizona
- 24 local companies
- 1,900 employees
- $67,533,000 annual payroll
(source: Arizona Workforce Informer
2006, U.S. Department of Labor December 2006, County Business Patterns 2004)
Major Employers
(source: Star 200 2008)
Education
- The University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering offer a BS in Mining Engineering. There are several tracks for this degree, such as sustainable resource development, mine operations, geomechanics and geological engineering.
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