Heather H.
8/29/2025
Staff in the visitor center and on the tour were all so friendly! This facility is an amazing demonstration of how we can choose to mine with less negative impacts on human health and our planet -...
ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
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1421 W Pima Mine Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Copper is at the source of our modern society. It's a primary metal used in the hospitals where we were born, the electricity in our homes, the tools that farm our food and the transportation that powers our next adventure. Fun fact: Copper is also naturally found in us and helps make red blood cells and keeps immune systems healthy. We invite you to take our free self-guided tour of the center that walks through the copper transformation process. Then join the mine tour to have a firsthand look! Afterward, peruse the Company Store for unique and educational gifts. Please check our website for current operations and hours.
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4.520 reviews
Dawn P.
4/25/2025
This place is amazing !!! Great place to learn about copper. I enjoyed the bus trip to the mine. The guy who got on the bus and gave us the tour, he was amazing and very helpful and taught me a...
david q.
12/2/2024
Came here as part of my MSHA certification and it was so much fun. Learned a lot about the history of mining and got to see a lot of what goes on in an open pit mine.
Robert M.
11/20/2023
A real live open pit copper mining operation. Meet up in the museum/gift shop for a comfortable bus ride up to the processing plant with stops on the way to view the pit that is miles long, all...
Jane R.
9/1/2022
Cynthia is the best tour guide ever! You will be on board a bus for most of the tour with a little level walking and lots of photo opps! So much fun and very educational--with a fabulous gift shop.
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