It's our day off so what do we do for something different? We go underground. But not in a cave. The Queen Copper Mine was in operation from 1915 until the mid 70's . There is a big hole in the ground to as a result. Pit mining is to get to the low grade ores. Shaft mines search for high grades. The Queen Mine had both. We stopped at a viewpoint to see the pit. Big. Then after lunch we took a mine tour. Riding a mine "train" we journeyed into the mountain. After a 10-15 ride we stopped and walked up to a hollowed out area where ore was removed years ago. Very interesting. No mining for me.
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