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The El Milagro Mine is up the old road southeast of the San
Augustin mine (See Map).
According to Ipina
(IPIÑA, p 34), it was discovered by
Ventura Ruiz
in 1779 who named it "El
Senor de los Milagros". Ipina
(IPIÑA, p 27-38)
states
that Ruis
found a rich silver outcropping when,
the morning
after sleeping out over night, found beads of silver in the ashes
of his cold campfire. More of these histories are repeated
by Montejano (1, p 19-21). Ruis also is supposedly the El Negrito for whom the
Negrito mine was named.
El Milgro is an extensive complex developed on two levels, the upper having the open mine shafts and the lower part was perhaps used for processing of the ore. This complex is one of the finer examples of a local mine and is less visited than those in the "Pueble Fantasma" area.
El Milgro is an extensive complex developed on two levels, the upper having the open mine shafts and the lower part was perhaps used for processing of the ore. This complex is one of the finer examples of a local mine and is less visited than those in the "Pueble Fantasma" area.
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Overview of the entire Milagro complex as seen from the
west. |
The upper area of El Milagro view from Cerro Grande. |
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Structures and tailings in the upper area. |
This structure covers a deep shaft. The architecture is
suggestive of a scottish castle and perhaps indicates the
presence of scottish engineers in the Catorce mining
district.. |
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Overview of the lower area of Milagro. |
Detail in the lower area. A mixture of stone and adobe
construction. |
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