Located at 160 Main St. is the Rolling Rock Gallery and Copper Triangle Mining Services. The store features a gift shop along with a mining supply and employment services center. The business and building is owned by Debra and David Knight who purchased the building in 2005. The Knights decided to purchase the building to expand their mining employment and supply business to Superior. The Knights, expanded their business to Superior from Nevada. The day to day operations of the store are managed by Kathy Long with the assistance of Toni Lopez.
Originally the store was located on Magma Ave. The Knights have sold their building on Magma but still own the building on Main St. Longtime locals will remember the building as the home of the Wings Market and Cafe or Ron’s Market.
The Rolling Rock gift shop is very unique to the area.
“There is a little bit of everything,” said store manager Kathy Long.
The store has a wide variety of merchandise from fun and playful hats for adults and kids to educational toys and puppets. There is also lots of local art work, housewares, wind chimes and even some clothing. It is a also a great place to find local souvenirs of Superior as they cary an assortment of post cards, mugs and t-shirts.
During the holidays, their inventory changes to include many types of Christmas ornaments and Halloween decor. There is something for everyone at the Rolling Rock Gallery; stop in and just the friendly greetings from Kathy and Toni will brighten up your day.
The mining supply store has everything someone might need for mining, from core sample boxes and maps to safety equipment. They can also order supplies that someone may need. The Copper Triangle also offers temporary job services, those looking for a job can go in and leave an application for an employers. Many of the local mines and other employers use the hiring service to hire temporary employees. That is the busiest aspect of their business. Local businesses owners may also want to consider contracting their employment through Copper Triangle. They do job placement for all kinds of jobs and they are not limited to only mining employment.
You can learn more about Copper Triangle and Rolling Rock Gallery by following their pages on Facebook or watching a video montage of their businesses.