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Christmas copper mine town
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, wheat cents, cartridge cases, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1902-1980s copper mining town
Named for a claim staked on Christmas Day 1902, the mine produced about 55 million pounds of copper by 1943 and the town had a store, meat market and clubhouses by 1919. The mine was turned into an open pit in the 1960s and closed in the early 1980s.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open pit and shaftsClosed mine property
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