Copper Queen Mine - Bisbee, Arizona

Copper Queen Mine - Bisbee, Arizona

The Copper Queen Mine is now available for tours lead by tour guides that are retired Phelps Dodge employees.  They will lead the group down 1,500 feet into the mine and tell the stories of the mining days, the techniques they used, the dangers and drama they faced every day.

The mines closed in Bisbee in 1975.  Prior to its closing the mining industry had been in Bisbee for almost 100 years.  At the time of closing the mines had produced nearly 8,032,352,000 pounds of copper, 2,871,786 ounces of gold, 77,162,986 ounces of silver, 304,627,600 lbs of led and 371,945,900 lbs of zinc!

The tour will take you deep into the old workings of the mine where great tonnages of extremely rich copper ore was mined in the early days.  It was one of the greatest treasure troves of copper ever discovered; right here in the Queen mine.

The Bisbee mines (of which the Queen Mine is one) include more than 2,500 miles of tunnels!

Bisbee is located approximately 90 miles southeast of Tucson.

Directions from Tucson: Interstate 10 East to Exit 303, Highway 80 - Benson, Tombstone, Bisbee.  Highway 80 East approximately 49 miles to Bisbee.  After the tunnel, take the 2nd exit - Historic Bisbee exit.  Exit right.  The Queen Mine Tour driveway entrance is 50 feet straight ahead.  Parking ins available at the tour site.

Tour times: 9 am, 10:30 am, Noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm.

Cost: $12 + tax for adults; $5 + tax for ages 4-15 and Children under 4 are free.

Phone: for reservations and group rates call: 1-866-432-2071 or 520-432-2071.

It is a constant 41 degrees F in the mine so you may want to take a jacket.