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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A mine in the Kingston district which, together with Illinois and Andy Johnson, produced $400,000.
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West side of Bullard Street in Silver City, shown in a late 19th or early 20th century photograph.
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A mine in the Kingston district with a record of $250,000 plus $30,000 in dead work.
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Gold mining claim at Hill End, New South Wales, where the world's largest gold piece was found.
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Calamine, or silicate of zinc, is the type of zinc ore discovered in the Hachita mountains.
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Church in center of Silver City, consecrated in 1876.
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A rich discovery of horn silver and native silver made by Bennett and Potter.
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One of four major mining districts documented in the survey.
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Mining district in Grant County, New Mexico, containing the Ground Hog Mine.
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A section of Silver City, New Mexico, depicted in a photograph with rock and wood homes.
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The Chino Copper Company is referenced in the context of a building in Hurley, New Mexico.
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A building of the Chino Copper Company located in Hurley, New Mexico.
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Mine in southwest New Mexico with a history described in the overview.
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Mining district discovered following the location of Legal Tender Hill.
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Sid Williams sold his claim and improvements.
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Mines that have produced more copper than any other properties in the southwest except possibly the Santa Rita mines.
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The eventual end of operations at the Santa Rita copper mine.
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A committee appointed to examine the conditions of the Ladies Hospital and the Sisters of Charity Hospital.
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A mine in the Kingston district with $680,000 in production.
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One of the mines discovered by John Lambert; yielded about $1,200,000 and mined to 1,030 feet depth.
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Mining site attacked by Victorio on April 28, 1880.
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Copper production in New Mexico increased in 1913 despite lower prices.
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Some of the boys from the Copper camp came down on an engine.
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The copper claims are located about two miles west of Thayers ranch in Eddy county.
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The Cananea smelter will treat copper concentrates from the Miami mill.
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Mining claim associated with Dick Tyler.
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Mining claim or address associated with Strong Bros Undertakers.
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Mining property in Hanover Gulch leased to the Flagler outfit by Dr. E. L. Stephens.
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An aerial photograph of a copper processing mill in Hurley, New Mexico.
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A mill in Hurley, New Mexico used for processing copper.
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Aerial view of a copper processing mill in Hurley, New Mexico.
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Mine from which miners were organized to come into town.
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C. S. Cooper, also known as Cooper, was a person referenced in five sources, but no specific biographical details are documented.
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A mining operation using oil efficiently for mill operations, reducing per-ton processing costs.
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The Deadwood mines operate with oil on a reduced cost basis, with fuel consumption less than 1 cent per horsepower day and total power cost under 50 cents per t…
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Two prospectors discovered the Silver Cell mine when one struck a ledge with his pick, revealing horn silver.
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S. T. Bitting and Samuel B. Smith are sinking a discovery shaft on their copper claims in a canon branching off from Dark Canon.
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Dr. Swisher is a graduate of the University of New York City in 1870 and a former U.S. Examining Surgeon in Socorro, New Mexico.
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A supply house in El Paso that carries mining and milling machinery and supplies.
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The Fierro mines, owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, were the site of a premature explosion.
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Amount of silver stolen from the smelter window sill.
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Silver City's first plate-glass, which was dragged across the sandy wastes by ox cart.
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The first public school building in Silver City is a two-story brick structure erected in 1882.
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Two-story brick building erected in 1882 in Silver City.
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Civilian employees at Fort Silver City planned a celebration.
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After stripping off about four feet of loam, a four foot vein of rich placer gravel was encountered.
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Owner and incorporator of the Little Fannie mine in the Mogollons.
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The Garfield mine was inspected by James DeCourney, Noonan, and Frank Parker.
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A miner employed in the Pacific mine at Pinos Altos who was buried by a rock fall.
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Mining location where Quintano was injured in an explosion.
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One of four major mining districts documented in the survey.
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Gold production in New Mexico increased in 1913 compared to 1912.
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A gold and silver brick weighing 100 pounds and valued at $1500 was reported at the Wells Fargo office.
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Gold discovered in the late 1800s in the area of the Catwalk.
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Discovery of gold in Pinos Altos by Birch, Snively, and Hicks in 1860.
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Gold dust exchanged by Indians for beads pound for pound.
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The Gold Standard mine is near Golden, and various camps around Golden are displaying great activity.
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Gold Gulch is a location in Grant County where the Gold Frog Mining Company operates claims.
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Incident in which C. S. Cooper died by suicide at Gold Hill after a drinking spree.
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A gold nugget as large as a thimble worth about twenty dollars found by Pricillano at Calamity Bar.
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