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Bisbee Bisbee, Ariz.

Bisbee

Arizona, United States
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Bisbee, city, seat (1929) of Cochise county, southeastern Arizona, U.S., 8 miles (13 km) north of the Mexican border. It is built on steep canyon slopes (east of the Mule Mountains) and was for many years a major copper-producing centre; area mines also produced large quantities of malachite, aurichalcite, and other minerals. The city began as a prospectors’ camp after the discovery of copper in 1877, and it was established in 1880 and named for...

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