Company profile
Cyprus Mines Corporation company profile
The Cyprus Mines Corporation was an early twentieth century American mining company based in Cyprus. In 1914, Charles G. Gunther began prospecting in the Skouriotissa area after reading in ancient books that the island was rich in copper and noticing promising ancient Roman slag heaps in the area. The company was established in 1916 by Colonel Seeley W. Mudd and his son, Harvey Seeley Mudd. Initially the mine struggled, but eventually obstacles were overcome and the mine produced money. Turkish and Greek Cypriots were hired, and the town of Skouriotissa became a hub because so many miners moved there. The..... For more information, log in to dureach.com to view the full company profile.
Business identity
- Phone number
- (602)366-8100
- Operating status
- Active
- Company type
- For Profit
- Founded
- 1916-01-01
Headquarters
- Headquarters
- West Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Postal code
- 85004
- Country code
- US
- Continent
- North America