Copper Creek is a ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Copper Creek is located in a canyon in the Galiuro Mountains.
History This town once had around 50 buildings. It had a peak population of approximately 500. Its post office was established on March 6, 1906, and was disestablished on August 31, 1942. A short-lived narrow-gauge railway line was built in 1913, with the locomotive and cars carried overland from the railhead at Winkelman.
Notable remains of the old town include the foundations of the post office and the shell of the Sibley Mansion.Copper Creek – ghosttowns.com
Geology The Copper Creek mining district contains a substantial copper deposit; in recent years, several companies have proposed opening a mine there.Arizona Mining Update – 2006, Circular 125, May 2007 The district hosts more than 500 mineralized breccia pipes. Buried porphyry-style, stockwork copper mineralization has attracted exploration interest in recent years.
Geography Copper Creek is about ten miles east of the community of Mammoth, via a rough dirt road.
References
External links Faraday Copper Canada Mining Company Mining Copper Creek
History and historic photos of Copper Creek Copper Creek ghost town, photos and information Copper Creek – Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com