New Cornelia Open Pit Mining Lookout

Great view of mine

Stunning view of mine pit. Volunteer a mind of information. Nicecc C display with lots of history and old photos. Extraordinary to think how it wax created

interesting town

I have seen the mine countless times and while very interesting it is not the highlight of the town. However the Ajo Museum on the edge of town is remarkable and volunteer Louie knows the area like th...

a big, big hole!

Well, it's a big, big hole in the ground! Worth a quick stop while in the area, but other AZ open pit mines are more interesting (such as the Morenci mines). Unfortunately the cool little museum was...

Huge Open Pit Mine worth stopping by

Very large open pit mine- and large tailings to the north and east of the town. Only downside of the viewing lookout is parts of the pit are hard to see due to trees and bushes blocking the view

Go meet Bob Hightower

We stopped here thinking we would just get a view of this open pit copper mine. The huge pile of tailings and white mounds of silica are pretty dominant. Turns out that Bob Hightower who runs the smal...