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One particular type of reduced-shank drill bits are Silver & Deming (S&D) bits, whose sets run from 9 ⁄ 16-inch (14 mm) to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (38 mm) drill body diameter with a standard 1 ⁄ 2-inch (13 mm) reduced shank for all. This allows drill presses with 1 ⁄ 2-inch (13 mm) chucks to run the larger drills. S&D bits are 6 inches (150 mm ...
New Mexico State Police spokesperson Wilson Silver said at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a Deming police officer was trying to make a traffic stop when the driver — later identified as Castro ...
Deming is the only major stop on Interstate 10 between Lordsburg, 60 miles (97 km) west, and Las Cruces, 60 miles (97 km) east. Deming is also the closest major town to Silver City, 50 miles (80 km) north, and it provides access to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, via the village of Columbus, 30 miles (48 km) to the south. Deming also sits ...
The railroad line northwest from Deming, and its branches above Whitewater, was developed in several stages to serve mines in the vicinity of Silver City: A 47-mile narrow-gauge railroad, the Silver City, Deming and Pacific Railroad, reached Silver City from Deming in March 1883. Within a year it was acquired by the Santa Fe, which converted ...
Grant County Airport (IATA: SVC, ICAO: KSVC, FAA LID: SVC) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) southeast of the central business district of Silver City, New Mexico. [1] The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one ...
Silver mining in the United States began on a major scale with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1858. The industry suffered greatly from the demonetization of silver in 1873 by the Coinage Act of 1873, known pejoratively as the "Crime of 73", but silver mining continues today. United States mines produced 1,170 tons of silver in ...
The park is open all year. The state park is about 29 miles away from nearby city Deming, and about 30 miles away from Silver City. [17] Facilities include electrical and water hookups for camping, with restrooms and hot showers. At least 50,000 people visit the park annually. Park map. One mile South from the park entrance is the visitors center.
Luna County was formed from parts of Grant County and Doña Ana County by the New Mexico Legislature on March 16, 1901. It was named for Solomon Luna, a politician who advocated for independence of the county, following a strong rivalry between the cities of Deming and Silver City, both of which were at the time in Grant County.