San Luis — Costilla County

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San Luis — Costilla County

Gold Mining Site CO • Costilla County County
Description
Northeast of San Luis by 7 miles to Plomo (Rito Seco), on Rito Seco Creek there are many area mines that produced lode gold in pyrite and quartz.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: costilla_co.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: San Luis. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Northeast of San Luis by 7 miles to Plomo (Rito Seco), on Rito Seco Creek there are many area mines that produced lode gold in pyrite and quartz.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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