An open pit mine in a porphyry copper deposit. Located just SW of Silver City, NM. Owned by Phelps Dodge Corp. & Burro Chief Copper Co. (1985).
This mine has removed several other old underground mines in the area and covered others with the dumps.
References:
- Mining Annual Review (1985): 55.
- Minerals Yearbook (1988) - Mining & Quarrying Trends: 31, 33
- Northrop (1996): Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd rev. ed.
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.
- USGS Prof. Paper 122
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Map Reference: 32°38'N , 108°22'W
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