The Lavender Pit
THIS OPEN PIT MINE IS NAMED
THE LAVENDER PIT
IN HONOR OF
HARRISON M. LAVENDER
1890 - 1952
WHO AS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
MANAGER OF PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION CONCEIVED
AND CARRIED OUT THIS PLAN FOR MAKING THE
HITHERTO UNPROFITABLE LOW GRADE COPPER
BEARING ROCK OF THIS AREA INTO COMMERCIAL
COPPER PRODUCING ORE.
HIS DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP, HIS COMPREHENSIVE
KNOWLEDGE OF ALL PHASES OF MINING WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO HIS
FELLOW ENGINEERS.
DEDICATED AUGUST 7, 1954
Submitted by @imageryan.