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Santa Rita Copper Mine
By Don Morfe, September 9, 2008
Santa Rita Copper Mine Marker
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| On State Road 152, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Before you is the Santa Rita copper mine, one of the oldest mines in North America.
The Santa Rita Mine, of Chino Operations, is owned by Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. Chino produces copper and molybdenum.
An Industry . . . — — Map (db m71523) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | From the earliest times, surface ore in this area attracted Native Americans who used the natural copper to make ornaments, trade goods, and weapons. In 1799, during the Spanish colonial period, an Apache Indian showed Jose Manuel Carrasco an . . . — — Map (db m157877) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The early years of mining were turbulent, with numerous explorers and adventurers attempting to conduct mining operations here. Fur trappers Sylvester Pattie and son James tried their hand at mining copper and used the underground mines to store . . . — — Map (db m157881) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1909, a consortium of mining engineers and geologists formed the Chino Copper Company. It was here at the Santa Rita Mine that they introduced new mining technology and techniques including the new concept of "open-pit" mining. It took steam, . . . — — Map (db m157889) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | With the arrival of the railroads in 1898, the Santa Rita Mining Company was able to make a number of major technological advances to mine and process copper ore. The Santa Rita Mining Company was the first to start mining after the arrival of the . . . — — Map (db m157895) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Santa Rita copper mine owes its success to modernization programs that began in the 1980s and continue to this day. Mining occurs at the Santa Rita Mine 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Since 1910, more than two billion tons of material have . . . — — Map (db m157896) HM |
| On Scenic State Road 152, 1.1 miles east of State Highway 356, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Reclamation is an important part of modern mining techniques. Freeport-McMoRan has obtained permits from the state of New Mexico to close and reclaim areas to ensure that the environment is protected and the mining areas are fully reclaimed. . . . — — Map (db m157898) HM |
May. 4, 2024