In 1953 the property was acquired by the Anaconda Copper Company, which ran the mine until it ceased operations in 1978 due to a low copper prices and declining grades in the pit.
The property was acquired by the Anaconda Copper Company. This was in 1953. The Anaconda Copper Company ran the mine. It ceased operations in 1978 due to a low copper prices. It ceased operations in declining grades in the pit.