The mining history of Rough Mountain is etched across this portion of Lincoln County, where numerous prospects and claims once extracted mineral wealth. A dense cluster of operations near Eagle Nest and Hilltop includes the Red Cloud Mine, Corona Queen Mine, and Old Hickory Mine, alongside more specialized workings like the Gallinas Rare Earth Deposits. These sites suggest a landscape shaped by intensive exploration, with dozens of named claims such as the Buckhorn and Deadwood scattered throughout the foothills.
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1954 · Fort Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Fort Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1980 · Corona
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1981 · Rough Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Pajaro Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Tecolote Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Pelon Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Progresso SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Corona South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1981 · Corona North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000