Empire Number 7 Shaft
Empire Number 7 Shaft is a quarry in Grant, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,473 feet. Empire Number 7 Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Bayard.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Grant County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Also known as: “Empire No 2 Shaft” and “Empire Number Seven Shaft”
- Address: NM
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chino mine.
Chino mine
Quarry
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chino Mine, also known as the Santa Rita mine or Santa Rita del Cobre, is an American open-pit porphyry copper mine located in the town of Santa Rita, New Mexico 15 miles east of Silver City. Chino mine is situated 2½ miles southeast of Empire Number 7 Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Bayard and Santa Clara.
Fort Bayard
Hamlet
Fort Bayard is an unincorporated community, in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. Fort Bayard is situated 4 miles west of Empire Number 7 Shaft.
Santa Clara
Village
Santa Clara is a village in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Santa Clara had a population of 1,637. Today it is a bedroom community for nearby Silver City. Santa Clara is situated 4½ miles southwest of Empire Number 7 Shaft.
Bayard
Village
Bayard is a city in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is near Santa Rita, east of Silver City. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. Bayard is situated 4½ miles southwest of Empire Number 7 Shaft.
Empire Number 7 Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Grant, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.8173° or 32° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-108.08949° or 108° 5′ 22″ westElevation
6,473 feet (1,973 metres)Open location code
854HRW86+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 369159058OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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“Empire Number 7 Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Empire Number 7 Shaft”
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