Copper Flat produced 200 tons of copper ore between 1911 and 1934. By 1959, Bear Creek Mining Company had discovered a mineralized breccia pipe within the stock. Quintana Minerals Corporation started open-pit mining in 1980, averaging 0.45 per cent copper. Ore minerals include pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and galena. Education Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools is the school district for the entire county. Truth or Consequences Middle School and Hot Springs High School, both in Truth or Consequences, are the district's secondary schools. Notable people Physician and American Civil War veteran C.C. Crews Future justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court Frank W. Parker. He presided over the 1899 murder trial of Albert J. Fountain. Popular culture Mentioned in Eugene Manlove Rhodes' 1920 novel Stepsons of Light About 1986, the film Lewis & Clark & George was filmed in the vicinity. See also Kingston, New Mexico Fissure vein Notes References Harley, George Townsend, The Geology and Ore Deposits of Sierra County, New Mexico, New Mexico State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 10, 1934. External links Hillsboro, NM Town Website Hillsboro on the Sierra County Tourism website Hillsboro as a ghost town Hillsboro features and attractions Hillsboro A Walking Tour Map City map showing locations of many historic buildings Unincorporated communities in New Mexico Unincorporated communities in Sierra County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico Census-designated places in Sierra County, New Mexico