Ray-Chino Mining Co., Santa Rita Mine, Silver City, New Mexico
Ray-Chino Mining Co., Santa Rita Mine, Silver City, New Mexico
MG 23 Item 21: Ray-Chino Mining Co., Santa Rita Mine, Silver City, New Mexico, showing open pit mining operations. Scenes from Miami, Arizona mining operations have been identified toward the end of the film.
This film is held as part of the Harry Webb Marsh Collection, Manuscript Group 23. Funding for this film preservation was provided by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Company. Preservation work was accomplished by Triage Archival Restoration Services, Los Angeles.
My mom was born in Santa Rita. Nothing left of the town now except the old school gymnasium, i believe.
So this is where Billy The Kid lost his mother, was abandoned by his stepfather and started his outlaw ways……………
very interesting late silver mining in dying mining towns in the 1920’s when the ore was running thin.
The opening shots (0:35 – 1:03) are Tyrone, New Mexico.