Santa Rita Copper Mines
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leadhiker
N 32° 46.880 W 108° 09.020
12S E 766904 N 3630640
Marker is on U.S. 180 at milepost 120.7, on the right when traveling south.
Waymark Code: WMBTPE
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2011
Views: 4
Marker Text:
Copper has been mined here since 1804. For five years, development by Francisco Manuel Elguea resulted in some 6,000,000 pounds of copper being transported annually to Mexico City by mule train. Brief periods of activity were halted by Apache opposition until the coming of the railroad in the 1880s, when the area became a major copper producer.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
Additional Point: Not Listed
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