Author Archives: Hilary Klein

Now listed in the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties, the Mogollon Cemetery is a relic of a bygone time Leia Barnett, August 27, 2025 The thing about the Greater Gila Bioregion is it’s full of treasure. Not the kind to be plundered, let’s be clear (though plenty of international mining ventures are alreadyContinue reading “The Mogollon Cemetery: A Gila Treasure Preserved”

The mill site sits on public land just a few miles north of the Gila Wilderness boundary MOGOLLON, N.M. — After years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians, the Forest Service has announced they will begin a phased clean up in the fall of this year of the Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plusContinue reading “Forest Service Announces Phased Clean Up of 40-Year-Old Hazardous Mining Site in Gila National Forest”

On Friday on August 15, 2025, the NM Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Division’s Cultural Properties Review Committee entered the Mogollon Cemetery in the NM State Register of Cultural Properties. This project has been in the works since January 2022.  Below is a summary of the significance of the cemetery and the State RegisterContinue reading “Mogollon Cemetery is a site of historical significance”

Advocates say new mining claim near Mogollon threatens ecosystem and sacred sites A new mining claim threatens the ecosystem and sacred sites around the town of Mogollon, about 75 miles northwest of Silver City, according to Indigenous and environmental advocates. In late August, Canadian-based mining company Summa Silver announced that it had staked a newContinue reading “Advocates say new mining claim near Mogollon threatens ecosystem and sacred sites”

Silver mining puts Mogollon back in the crosshairs BY BOB MOORE / GLENWOOD RESIDENTPUBLISHED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2022 AT 12:02AMUPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2022 AT 12:15AM In the remote and tiny town of Mogollon, New Mexico, an impending disaster of broad proportions is underway. Much like the lone prospector with “gold fever” of days gone by,Continue reading “Silver mining puts Mogollon back in the crosshairs”

Film, panel outline Mogollon fight against mine exploration Written by Nickolas Seibel on December 6, 2022  By JUNO OGLEDaily Press StaffFederal land management sometimes means saying no to mining projects, but it is often up to those most affected to create the pressure for that to happen, panelists said Saturday after a screening of a new filmContinue reading “Film, panel outline Mogollon fight against mine exploration”