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View of ancient turquoise mines north of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico Tiffany Mines, Los Cerrillos Mountains, Cerrillos District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA. Latitude amp; Longitude (WGS84): 35#176; North, 106#176; West (est.) Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries. Margin of Error: ~1km. GRN: N24W62. Locality type: Mining District. K#246;ppen climate type: Cfb : Temperate oceanic
A FIVE DAYS VISIT TO THE SILVER MINING DISTRICT OF LOS CERRILLOS, NEW MEXICO. Los Cerrillos is the name of a group of hills about twenty miles southwest of Santa Fe, that has recently become popular as a mining camp, and interesting historically, on account of old mines. (The name is from the Spanish, meaning eminences, and seems appropriately given, for in a view that includes also
The Grand Central Mine is near Cerrillos, New Mexico. Historically the site has been part of the Cerrillos Mining District. The site was first discovered in 1879 by Warner, Atkinson And Beckroy. The Grand Central Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. Past operations took place from 1885 to 1952. Production size when active was considered to be small.
The silver was not abundant but it was definitely present, and the silver in a small way made up for the failure to find gold in New Mexico; the fanciful Seven Golden Cities of C#237;bola. Hampered by recurrent strife, it was not until 1695 that el Real de los Cerrillos the silver and lead mining camp on the north side of the Little Hills was founded.
The Cerrillos mining district lies north of the town of Los Cerrillos. It is one of the nations oldest mining areas and is a famed source of turquoise. The district is known for its interesting...
CERRILLOS MINING DISTRICT. Proceedings of a Miners'' meeting, held at the mining camp of Dimick and Hart, situated in the Southeast corner of Section 32, Township 15N, Range 8E in Santa Fe County, Territory of New Mexico, March 27, 1879, for the purpose of defining the limits of a Mining District, also to establish rules and regulations for the
(The Best Village in New Mexico) Accessible from State Highway 14 commonly called the Turquoise Trail, Cerrillos is on the scenic road from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, closer to Santa Fe. While it was once seriously considered as the capitol of New Mexico, today Cerrillos, with its dirt streets, is a picturesque reminder of the Old West.
Cerrillos started in 1880 as a mining town when the railroad came through the Galisteo River valley. Cerrillos supported the mining district to the North. There are over 2,000 Territorial mines in the hills. The mines produced Gold, Copper, Silver, Galena, Turquoise, Manganese and Iron.
The Cerrillos mining district lies north of the town of Los Cerrillos. It is one of the nations oldest mining areas and is a famed source of turquoise. The district is known for its interesting historical ruins dating from prehistoric times to the early 1900s. The Mount Chalchihuitl turquoise area is a few miles north of Cerrillos; Turquoise Hill is 5 miles further north near the highway
The Pueblo Indians started mining turquoise in the Cerrillos Hills around 700 AD, and by the 1200s it was the major export of New Mexico, with separate mining camps (small pueblos) in the hills. There is a yet unproven theory that Cerrillos turquoise was the economic base for the development of
The Cerrillos mining district is one of the oldest and most marked of the Old Spanish mineral developments in the Southwest. In fact, turquoise is still being mined here on several private claims. Cerrillos was full of hearty miners who extracted gold, silver, lead, zinc and turquoise from area mines at its peak in the 1880s. The miners supported the towns 21 saloons and four hotels
The Mount Chalchihuitl Mine is near Cerrillos, New Mexico. Historically the site has been part of the Cerrillos Mining District. The site was first discovered before 950 by Ancient Indians. The Mount Chalchihuitl Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. Past operations took place before 950 to 1951. Production size when active was considered to be small. Mine
The Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum contains hundreds of artifacts from the American Old West and the Cerrillos Mining District. While once seriously considered for the capital of New Mexico, today Cerrillos, with its dirt streets is a picturesque reminder of the Old West. Turn off State Highway 14, also known as The Turquoise Trail, into the
One of the seminal documents of the Cerrillos Mining District was reproduced in the New Mexican in mid1907. By the late 1880s the District had all but vanished from the news, and suddenly in 1907 it reappeared, this time with some familiar names. LOS CERRILLOS MINING DISTRICT. Santa Fe County,, May 29. At a miners meeting of the miners engaged in and interested in mining in Los
5/6/2013#0183;#32;It was located in the Cerrillos mining district atop a deposit of silver carbonate. Great things were expected of the booming mining town, but the arrival of the railroad and the building of...
The Cash Entry Mine is near Cerrillos, New Mexico. Historically the site has been part of the Cerrillos Mining District. The site was first discovered in 1880. The Cash Entry Mine is a underground mining operation. Initial production took place in 1880 and overall output was considered to be small size.
The Armington Lead Mine is near Cerrillos, New Mexico. Historically the site has been associated with the Cerrillos Mining District which is now part of the Santa Fe National Forest. The site was first discovered in 1895. The Armington Lead Mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. Production size when active was considered to be small. Mine operations consist
History of the Cerrillos Mining District; Photos of Miners in the Cerrillos Hills 1880; Dealing with old mines; Turquoise Mining History ; Donate; Contact; Blue Sky That Goes On Forever. The park encompasses a 1,116 acre parcel of land owned by Santa Fe County and managed by New Mexico State Parks. Get Out Into Nature. Naturalist guides share local ecology, including: native plants and
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