In 2008 and 2009, copper miners have reduced water use on the heels of Chile's worst drought in decades.

This was a main part of copper miners' diets.

Put it right up there with the incredible preserved copper miner.

Her father worked as a copper miner.

In Utah there used to be a lot of copper miners.

And so Butte has welcomed back the copper miners, though it is a far cry from its heyday.

Prices rose despite an apparent reduction in tensions between Peruvian copper miners and the Government.

While that appeal is pending, Hoadman will call all his copper miners out.

Just a couple of links; a good background piece, mainly on the copper miners:

A copper miner speaks of how fear crippled the unions.