Copper Mine

Driving home on Wednesday, on a "different" road took us by Ray Mine, an open pit copper mine south of Superior, AZ. It was close to sun down, so the colors of the tailings were so eye catching.

The fence surrounding & protecting the scoop and tire is just short of 6' in height. That gives you an idea of the size of the tire.

That tire is on the trucks at the bottom of the mine. Notice the little truck to the front and right of the picture? That is a regular size truck. The dump trucks are HUGE! But they looked like the Mattel vehicles Karl used to play with when he was little.

There are three of the huge dump trucks on the road at the bottom of the photo, all to the left of the pumping tower in the bottom middle of the photo.



The sun was setting in the mountains. I really like the golden look of the tailings, surrounded by the two dark hills; one of nature and one of man.

Thanks, Herman, for making the extra stops on Wednesday's road trip. It was a great day!