Mining ceased in the Copper Basin in 1987 when the Tennessee Chemical Company (Tennessee Copper's successor) filed for bankruptcy and sold off its holdings.
 As part of re-greening efforts, 16 million trees have been planted and the basin has been seeded with acid-tolerant grass.
The Burra Burra Mine was part of a 300-acre (1.2 km²) stretch of land near the center of the basin selected to be exempted from the reclamation efforts to serve as a reminder of how the entire central basin once appeared.
 The Ducktown Museum and Burra Burra Mine were purchased by the state of Tennessee in 1988.
 The museum's establishment and assembly was due in large part to the basin's residents, many of whom remain fiercely loyal to the mining industry.

Ten of the mine's structures remain, including its hoist house, boiler building, powder house, and machine shops.
 The old engineers' office building now houses the Ducktown Basin Museum.
 Various machine parts, tools, and other artifacts used in the basin's mining operations are displayed on the museum's grounds.
 The museum's parking lot overlooks a massive sinkhole (now filled with water) created when part of the Burra Burra Mine collapsed.
Mining ceased in the Copper Basin in 1987 when the Tennessee Chemical Company (Tennessee Copper's successor) filed for bankruptcy and sold off its holdings.  As part of re-greening efforts, 16 million trees have been planted and the basin has been seeded with acid-tolerant grass. The Burra Burra Mine was part of a 300-acre (1.2 km²) stretch of land near the center of the basin selected to be exempted from the reclamation efforts to serve as a reminder of how the entire central basin once appeared.  The Ducktown Museum and Burra Burra Mine were purchased by the state of Tennessee in 1988.  The museum's establishment and assembly was due in large part to the basin's residents, many of whom remain fiercely loyal to the mining industry.
Ten of the mine's structures remain, including its hoist house, boiler building, powder house, and machine shops.  The old engineers' office building now houses the Ducktown Basin Museum.  Various machine parts, tools, and other artifacts used in the basin's mining operations are displayed on the museum's grounds.  The museum's parking lot overlooks a massive sinkhole (now filled with water) created when part of the Burra Burra Mine collapsed.
Burra Burra Mine (Tennessee)