Copper Mining in Santa Rita, New Mexico, 1801-1838
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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.