⛏ Lavender Pit

United States · Americas · 31.43°N, 109.90°W

The Lavender Pit is a former open pit copper mine near Bisbee in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It is located near the famous Copper Queen Mine. The Lavender Pit was named in honor of Harrison M. Lavender (1890–1952), who as vice-president and General Manager of Phelps Dodge Corporation, conceived and carried out this plan for making the previously unprofitable low-grade copper bearing rock of the area into commercial copper ore.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	31.43°N, 109.90°W · view on map

Lavender Pit is located in United States, in Americas.

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