Outfitted in hard hat, miner's headlamp and a yellow slicker, thousands of Bisbee visitors descend into the Queen Mine Tour each year heading underground and back in time.Tour guides, retired Phelps Dodge employees, lead the group 1,500 feet into the mine and recount mining days, techniques, dangers and drama. Adding a personal touch, the miner-turned-tour guides help visitors experience what it was like to work underground.Ride the mine train deep into the mine...Search for remaining veins of copper, gold, turquoise, silver, lead and zinc, and...Experience the life of the miners as they toiled in the subterranean tunnels.
