Copper Mining in Santa Rita, New Mexico, 1801-1838
author: Lundwall, W. D. & Humble, Terrence M.
source date: 2003
availability: rights_reserved

Covers the early Spanish and Mexican period of the Santa Rita del Cobre mine, focusing on the Francisco Manuel Elguea era. Details the convict labor system, the presidio at Santa Rita, trade with Chihuahua, and the technical methods of early copper smelting. Essential context for the pre-American mining history of Grant County.