Inactive or Defunct Copper Mines
There are hundreds of inactive or defunct copper mines in the United States. The list below includes only those with Wikipedia articles.
| Mine | County and State | Operator | Type of Deposit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Queen | Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona | Phelps Dodge | Manto (replacement) in limestone | Mining stopped in 1975; now open for tours |
| Lavender Pit | Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona | Phelps Dodge | Porphyry copper | Closed in 1974 |
| New Cornelia | Ajo, Pima County, Arizona | Phelps Dodge | Porphyry copper | Inactive since 1983 |
| Iron Mountain | Shasta County, California | volcanogenic massive sulfide | Operated 1860s to 1963; now a superfund site | |
| Minesota | Ontonagon County, Michigan | native copper | Mined from 1848 to 1870 | |
| Nonesuch | Ontonagon County, Michigan | native copper | Closed since 1912 | |
| Quincy | Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan | Quincy Mining Co. | strataform native copper | Closed since 1945. Now part of Keweenaw National Historical Park |
| Cliff | Keweenaw County, Michigan | Pittsburgh & Boston Mining Co. | vein native copper | Productive 1845 to 1887 |
| Anaconda | Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana | Anaconda Copper | Closed since 1947 | |
| Berkeley Pit | Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana | Anaconda Copper | Porphyry copper | Closed in 1982; now a superfund site and tourist attraction |
| Burra Burra | Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee | Tennessee Chemical Company | volcanogenic massive sulfide | Closed in 1987; now part of a state-owned historic site |
| Elizabeth | Orange County, Vermont | volcanogenic massive sulfide | Open 1809-1957; now a federal superfund site | |
| Anaconda | Lyon County, Nevada | Anaconda Copper | Closed since 1978 | |
| Pahaquarry | Warren County, New Jersey | Closed since 1928 | ||
| Schuyler | Bergen County, New Jersey | Closed since 1901 | ||
| Tubal Cain | Washington | Tubal-Cain Copper & Manganese Mining Co. | Operated 1902-1906 | |
| Victoria Mine | Victoria, Ontonagon County, Michigan | Victoria Copper Mining Company | Closed in 1921 |
Read more about this topic: Lists Of Copper Mines In The United States
Famous quotes containing the words defunct, copper and/or mines:
“The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“He had put, within his reach,
A box of counters and a red-veined stone,
A piece of glass abraded by the beach,
And six or seven shells,
A bottle with bluebells,
And two French copper coins, ranged there with careful art,”
—Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)
“Beautiful credit! The foundation of modern society. Who shall say that this is not the golden age of mutual trust, of unlimited reliance upon human promises? That is a peculiar condition of society which enables a whole nation to instantly recognize point and meaning in the familiar newspaper anecdote, which puts into the mouth of a distinguished speculator in lands and mines this remark:M”I wasn’t worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two millions of dollars.””
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)