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Gold has been mined in the Black Hills since the 1870s. The Homestake mine near Lead was once one of the largest and deepest gold mines in North America before it closed in 2002.
The Huachuca Mountains, christened from the Apache language meaning “thunder mountain” several miles north of the Mexico border, experienced a mining surge shortly after the establishment of ...
The stage coach was specially built to transport valuables, particularly Homestake gold. Called the Monitor, after the Civil War ship, it was lined with steel, and its treasure chest was built ...
Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series about the colorful "Colonel" William C. Greene, who is credited with developing mines in Cananea, Sonora.
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