Bisbee

We took a drive to Bisbee to take the tour of the mine. They mostly call it a copper mine but all sorts of minerals were mined here. These included copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc, and magnesium. The tour starts with dressing up with a vest, hard hat, belt, and light.

You ride a vehicle that rides the rail. It’s sort of like riding a horse with everyone straddling a long seat/board. This makes it pretty fun (though I don’t know if women ride side saddle if they were silly enough to wear a dress). You easily see both sides of the mine versus riding two to a seat and you can use your light to look around.

The guide is someone who worked the mine in the past so you hear different stories as you go along and the explanations of the difficulties are much more real.

A little down the road is an open mine. They say this may open again if technology improves or copper prices increase. Good day!