Mining history on display at annual Superior festival
by Matt Paulson | Tri-Valley Dispatch
A highlight of the Apache Leap Mining Festival is the grueling mining competition./Superior Chamber of Commerce
From pickaxes and burros to mechanical drills to robots, the equipment used in mining in Arizona has changed dramatically over the decades.
That evolution will be showcased in Superior this weekend when many of the instruments used in the industry throughout the years will be on display. The exhibition is part of the town’s annual Apache Leap Mining Festival, which this year is celebrating mining machinery, past and present.
“A lot of it will be driven or tractor-trailered in the parade, if it’s mobile,” said Sue Anderson, president the Superior Chamber of Commerce. “Some of it’s too big of course. I wanted a drill rig, but they laughed at me.”
