Bisbee Arizona: Queen Mine Tour & Bisbee Museum

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Bisbee Arizona

Copper Mining: Queen Mine Tour

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Also see city attractions: Muheim Museum & Old Bisbee

Bisbee Mining & Historic Museum

Learn about copper mining and the history of Bisbee by visiting the new exhibit (we visited in September 2007) of the Bisbee Mining and Historic Museum. Mining played an important role in Arizona history. See photos and exhibits on the mining operations and day to day lives of the people of Bisbee in the early 1900's.

Why is copper important? The museum has an excellent display of copper containing products that we depend on in our lives.

Bisbee Mining And Historic Museum

Click the link to the video on the following page to watch an on-line video about copper mining and the museum. go to bisbeemuseum.org

Queen Mine Tour

Over 8 billion pounds of copper were mined from Bisbee's mountains between 1877 and 1975. Gold, silver, lead and zinc were also mined in Bisbee. These mining operations turned Bisbee into a thriving community¹.

Don hard hats, lights and slickers and ride the train deep into the mine to experience the mine and the lives the miners lived. The tour takes about an hour and some stair climbing is required to see all of the areas. NOTE: Year round temperature in the mine is 47 degrees.

Click the link to the video on the following page to watch an on-line video about the tour.
go to queenminetour.com

Above right: train leading into mine
Below left: dynamite filled holes in the wall; the blast softened the rock for removal
Below right: rock rubble fell through the chute into the carts, which were pulled by mules.

Information Sources

1. "Bisbee Mining Historic Museum." September 2007. Bisbee Museum

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