Is there a single reference that describes mines and mineral resources in New Mexico?
No, but the mining archive developed and maintained by Bob Eveleth of the NMBGMR contains a plethora of mining-related data. The archive, which is housed in the Workman Addition on the campus of New Mexico Tech, is organized by mining district, mine, or prospect name; township-range-section location; and county. Certain large mining districts, such as the Magdalena mining district in Socorro County, are filed in a special collection that consists of geologic reports, maps, photographs, production data, and historical information associated with each district. Other resources in the archive include: • A complete microfilm collection of the mining journal, Mining and Scientific Press, and paper copies of the magazine Mogollon Mines. • Newspapers highlighting mining activity in New Mexico, including the Socorro Bullion, Socorro Sun, Socorro Industrial Advertiser, Socorro Chieftain, • Southwestern Mines, Las Vegas Mining World, and Cochiti Call, as well as newspapers from Bland, Clifton, a
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