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Autore |
Huggard Christopher J. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Santa Rita del Cobre : A Copper Mining Community in New Mexico / / Christopher J. Huggard and Terrence M. Humble |
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Boulder : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2011 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012 |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4571-1168-3 |
1-4571-1693-6 |
1-60732-153-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HumbleTerrence M. <1941-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Copper mines and mining - New Mexico - Santa Rita - History |
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Santa Rita (N.M.) History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. El Cobre; 2. Frontier Mining; 3. The Chino Years; 4. Santa Rita; 5. The Kennecott Era; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans successively mined copper for 200 years at Santa Rita, New Mexico. Starting in 1799 with the Spanish discovery of native copper, the Chino Mines followed industry developments first as a network of underground mines and ultimately as part of the multinational Kennecott Copper Corporation's international open-pit mining operations--operations that would overtake Santa Rita, the town that grew up around them, by 1970. In Santa Rita del Cobre, Huggard and Humble detail the story of these developments, with in-depth explanations of mining technology, and des |
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