From 1883 through the early 1970s the production history in the Turquoise Mining district included ore, copper, lead and zinc and turquoise.
William Ascarza Special to the Arizona Daily Star The towns of Gleeson and Courtland along the old ghost town trail have an extensive history of mining operations.
People are also reading… John Collins is credited with having made the first mining claim in the district in 1877. Additional claims followed including those made by Josiah Bryant. The arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad through Dragoon Pass in 1881 encouraged mining activity, though it was hindered in part by Apache raids until the surrender of Geronimo in 1886.
By 1907, exploration and production in the district ran high due to activity among the Calumet and Arizona, Great Western and Phelps Dodge mining companies. Both encouraged greater copper production until being decommissioned 20 years later due to a decline in the local mines. By 1907, the Shannon Copper Co. acquired the property from Gleeson for $100,000 and by 1922 had a documented 305,000 tons of ore haulage for refinement at Clifton.
The Silver Bill Mine dates back to the rich oxidized silver-lead ore mined from shallow workings in the 1880s, later developed with a 271-foot inclined shaft and several hundred feet of workings in the 1890s. At the 200-foot level the mine connected by tunnel to the workings of the nearby Mystery Mine.
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