Here's a little history of the Queen Mine. The mine was founded in 1880 and started mining copper. It was the largest mine in the world. I t was in operation continuously for 100 years and has more than 2500 miles of tunnels. Mines in Bisbee mined copper,gold,silver.lead,and zinc. The mine closed in 1975 and then began giving tours. This is a authentic mining adventure. All the tour guides are men that worked in the mines and can tell you all about the workings of this mine. Here is a picture of the mine entrance.
We also met our friends Ike and Vicki and we went to lunch at the Copper Queen Hotel. The hotel was built after the mining town and the miners came an Bisbee became a town. The Phelps Dodge Mining company built the hotel for investors and important dignataries.Bisbee is a unique and interesting town built on the side of a hill. If your in Az make plans to go to Bisbee and Tombstone.
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