Who and what shaped the mining economy of Grant County?

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Mining in Grant County, NM

Silver, copper, and gold mining was the economic engine of Grant County from the 1860s onward. Pinos Altos, the Santa Rita copper pit, and the Silver City silver boom drew miners, capital, and conflict.

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Stump Hinyardorg

Grocery store, successors to W.J. Wamel, selling fresh meats, groceries, hay and grain.

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The Enterpriseorg

The newspaper to which the Cooney correspondent addressed his letter.

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