Arrastra Interpretive Site, on the Silver City RD, is located adjacent to NM Hwy 15. The arrastra was a primitive crusher/mill used in old time mining operations. It was horse/mule powered and used the action of grindstones to process the rock extracted from gold mining. The interpretive site has a reproduction of the original arrastra and a couple of interpretive panels that identify the location of the gold mine at that site as well as explaining the arrastra and the process used to separate…
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