Arizona Commercial Mining Stock Certificate

Arizona Commercial Mine company operated Old Dominion vein system, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Previous owners/operators include the Arizona Commercial Co. (owner of the Copper Hill group before 1905); Matamora Co. (owner of part of the Eureka group including the Black Hawk shaft, prior to 1905); Arizona Commercial Copper Co. (1905-1910).

Operations ceased late in 1910 due to the financial failure of N.L. Armster, President of the company. The company reorganized as the Arizona Commercial Mining Co.

The mine was reopened in February, 1912. The first work was limited to the 800 level of the Copper Hill shaft. Later the shaft was deepened, and development of lower levels continued. The first ore was found by a drift driven northeast of the shaft on the 1200 level. The mine produced continuously until 1930 when all known reserves were exhausted and the mine was closed. The property was sold to the Old Dominion Co. a few months later and was acquired by Miami Copper Co. in 1940, along with other properties of the Old Dominion Co.

From 1906 to 1930, the two Arizona Commercial companies produced about 92,000,000 pounds of Cu, 17,000 oz. Au, 580,000 oz. Ag.

The main older workings are on the Copper Hill group, including shaft No. 1 (2200 feet deep with drifting at 1900, 2000, and 2100 foot levels and extensive development at 10, 12, 14, 15, and 16 levels. Recent work was being done on a small open pit on the Copper Hill group.

The Copper Hill Mine was located only few miles north of the famous wild-west mining town Tombstone where the Town Marshal was America’s famous lawman Wyatt Earp.

The certificate is sold unframed.