History of the Cerrillos Mining Area

by Paul R. Secord and Homer E. Milford

Book Overview

This book presents a detailed account of mining in the Cerrillos Hills, New Mexico which are located about fifteen miles south of Santa Fe. This area contains some of the oldest mining activity in North America. There is evidence Turquoise, which continues to be mined today, being mined as early as 900 A.D. and lead in about 1300 A.D. The Spanish in the sixteenth and seventeenth century mined silver there. The area was most active in the last quarter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1093299363
• ISBN13: 9781093299366
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"