In 1919, the Wagner and Company Mine developed the area along Mount Ophir, northwest of the town of Darwin. After WWII, the area was purchased by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, which exploited rich lead deposits in the area until 1970. The decaying remains of the mining camp are as substantial as the town of Darwin itself, barely visible to the right of the photograph.
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Umiyama 海山, on May 11, 2009, said:
In 1919, the Wagner and Company Mine developed the area along Mount Ophir, northwest of the town of Darwin. After WWII, the area was purchased by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, which exploited rich lead deposits in the area until 1970. The decaying remains of the mining camp are as substantial as the town of Darwin itself, barely visible to the right of the photograph.