Map and download gps waypoints for 3689 mines in new mexico. This abandoned railway line runs through a sparsely populated area of northern new mexico, and was used to access coal mines along york canyon. All mine locations were obtained from the usgs mineral resources data system. Mines included the ortiz mine, about a half mile from dolores. Onrt derives additional authority from the new mexico natural resources trustee act, nmsa 1978, 7571 to 45 1993. The new mexico natural resources trustee, acting through the new mexico office of natural resources trustee collectively, onrt, is the designated natural resource trustee for the state of new mexico.
While rooted in science and the law, our work is inspired by the values and traditional knowledge of new mexicos diverse hispanic and. Copper mining locations new mexico information basics. Her nonfiction books include your mythic journey coauthor, sam keen. This map depicts current and abandoned mines from the usgs mineral resource data system and the watersheds they fall within. Mining bottoms out, raton waits for windfall albuquerque. Over the past several hundred years, new mexico has produced good amounts of gold. Chino mine vista point silver city 2020 all you need to. Truth or consequences is a spa city and the county seat of sierra county new mexico united states. Visit mmd online for a new search tool for new mexico s mines. A number of new mines have received permits under the act. Boasting large rubysilver piles and a very large shaft the west has a lot to offer. Please contact the food bank that serves your county to be matched up to opportunities close to home.
New mexico is known for its long and varied mining history, including coal, copper, gold, silver, and uranium. However, the new mines have been fairly small, and no new large metal mine has been permitted under the act. The chino mine, an openpit porphyry copper mine, is 15 miles east of silver city near the village of hanover in southwestern new mexico. But that all changed this summer when the york canyon mine closed for good. The new mexico mines database contains information, where available, on mine sites that can be used in conjunction with the geoenvironmental models to better understand, predict, minimize, and remediate possible environmental impacts at a mine site or within a mining district. Nov 18, 2002 but that all changed this summer when the york canyon mine closed for good.
Total production is still lower than arizona, but it does not necessarily mean that new mexico is not a promising state. How a rural town recovered after minings death high. State of new mexico united states fish and wildlife service. Originally published in 1904 by fayette a jones, not only is this book great from a mining history perspective but also from a geological perspective.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Today, abandoned mines and mining equipment tell the story of success and decline associated with this industry. Truth or consequences, new mexico includes 9,336 nearby mines. The chino mine chino is spanish for the chinaman, also known as the santa rita mine, is an openpit copper mine located in the town of santa rita, new mexico 15 miles 24 km east of silver city. The new owner of the longdormant copper flat mine in southwestern new mexico says it is making headway to put the site back into production by early 2015. Tristate to close 2 coal plants, 1 mine early as part of. New mexico tin mining, tin mine companies, mine owners and mine information. The southern new mexico mining town of santa rita no longer exists, even as a ghost town, except in the memories of terry humble and others who. Proposals for new renewable projects are coming in at such a low rate that tristate might be able to more quickly write off the costs of closing down the coal plants and mine, highley added.
The new mexico environment department is providing current information about the gold king. Former 19th century boom towns now lie in ruins monuments to a rich history and the people who shaped it. Then, download expertgps mapping software, which will allow you to print maps of any mine in new mexico, view mines on usgs topo maps and aerial photos, and send the mines as waypoints or pois directly to your gps receiver. For new mines, the impact of the mining act is harder to judge. In response to the closing of the mine, workers have declared a strike and blocked the main highway leading from the mine to the border with the. Gallup, new mexico is surrounded by ghosts not the spooky, raise the hair on the back of your neck type ghosts, but rather, more than a dozen ghost towns. The ghosts of new mexicos abandoned mining towns al. Taos county, new mexico mines western mining history. Truth or consequences, new mexico mining claims and mines. The excavation is also known as the santa rita mine or santa rita del. District court for the district of new mexico on september 30, 2015. Copper deposits in santa rita were the first to be developed in the 1800s, and numerous districts were subsequently discovered and mined for precious metals and copper. Underground mining began in the 1860s with open pit operations starting in 1968. The coal mines closed during the 1990s, leaving no customers along the line.
Kob 4, eyewitness news 4 is your best source for albuquerque news, santa fe news and new mexico news, weather and sports. For a time, it was the biggest openpit copper mine on the planet. Kuipers, csp2 051600 executive summary the amigos bravos full reclamation and closure plan for the molycorp molybdenum mine in questa, new mexico, has been developed to meet the requirements of the new mexico water quality. Soon miners and prospectors swarmed the san pedro mountains and neighboring ortiz mountains, spawning mining camps so squalid that when u. The chino copper company took on the project and, after the santa fe railroad connected the mine to other parts of new mexico, santa rita grew larger. Taos county, nm gold mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. At the time these mines were surveyed, 715 mines in new mexico were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill holeknown as an occurance mine.
The mine facilities are located in southwest new mexico. New mexico has the second largest identified uranium ore reserves of any state after wyoming, but no uranium ore has been mined in new mexico since 1998. Abert visited in 1846, he gave thanks that he didnt own a gold mine. Nov 01, 2011 anne valleyfox, coeditor of the new mexico federal writers project book series and staff member with project crossroads, is a poet and writer. Full reclamation and closure plan page i molycorp questa mine, nm j. New mexico reports 9 more covid19 deaths, 9 new cases doctors urge people not to ignore symptoms of noncovid19 health conditions mother says son was at the wrong place at the wrong time when. New mexico mines database new mexico institute of mining.
The old mining town in new mexico with a sinister history. There are also an abundance of agates and quartz crystals that can be found here. Historical events occurring outside of new mexicos history will be included due to their influence upon mining in new mexico. The history of mining in the area covers several centuries. Fluorite crystal collecting, last chance minewatson mtn. The mining act reclamation program marp was created under the new mexico mining act of 1993 to regulate hard rock mining reclamation activities for all minerals except the exploration and extraction of potash, sand, gravel, caliche, borrow dirt and quarry rock used as aggregate in construction. New mexicos mining background was responsible for the boom and often bust of many towns in our state. Originally named hot springs the city changed its name to truth or consequences the title of a popular.
Nuevo, california mining claims and mines the diggings. Silver city, new mexico tour mining history association. End of the line for chinos storied union albuquerque journal. A listing of all the mines in lincoln county, nm with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. New mexicos energy and mineral wealth is one of the richest endowments of any state in the united states.
Full reclamation and closure plan molycorp questa mine, nm. Explore the tappin book mine business page in jacksonville, fl. Ore is in council springs limestone member, pennsylvanian madera limestone. Attaway robert eveleth from the new mexico bureau of mines and mineral resources presented a fascinating overview of the early mining history in our state. Her fourth collection of poetry, how shadows are bundled, was published by university of new mexico press. New mexico geological society guidebook, 60mineralization of the hansonburg districtth field conference, geology of the chupadera mesa region, 2009, p. At colfax, the york canyon branch is still in irregular use, as it is currently used for car storage. Silver citys mining history silver city is at the center of a number of historic mining districts. The enchantment mines discovered in 1996 in otero county are situated in the sacramento mountains close to a town named ruidoso. Taos county, nm gold mining, mines, mine owners and mine. The courtney mine is a copper mine located in otero county, new mexico at an elevation of 7,526 feet.
While some have a few buildings, perhaps a mine shaft and some ruins, others have been totally obliterated and taken over by the sagebrush, leaving nothing more than their memories and a few rolling tumbleweeds. Dec 26, 2017 new mexico land commissioner aubrey dunn, left, and larry gore of the u. Mining practice at the pecos mine of the american metal co. Tyrone mine, tyrone area, burro mountains mining district. Mexico is a prime mining destination, with a 500year history of exploration and production. Amigos bravos is a wellestablished nationally recognized statewide river conservation organization guided by social justice principles and dedicated to preserving and restoring the ecological and cultural integrity of new mexicos rivers and watersheds. A listing of all the mines in grant county, nm with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. An overlook of the pit, complete with educational displays, is located on the south side of new mexico highway 152 east of hanover. Mckinley county, new mexico ghost towns legends of america.
Douglas tappin president tappin book mine linkedin. Mining companies enchanted by new mexico giveaways. The geolapidary museums baker egg mine thunderegg basics. Have you ever thought about what signs and clues to hidden wealth and history might be laying about in plain. Tyrone is a ghost town located in grant county, new mexico, united states, in the southwestern part of the state tyrone was an elaborately planned community financed by the phelps dodge corporation, based on mediterranean and european styles, designed by wellknown architect bertram goodhue and built in 1915 at a cost of more than a million dollars. Mine handled by the bureau of land management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the public land survey system. As the spanish period in new mexicos mining history passed the year 1800, rapid and permanent changes took place which would forever change the industry of mining. The mine, located in the town of santa rita, 15 miles east of silver city, began life as the chino copper company in 1909, started by mining engineer john m. I have been full time active bookseller since 1979.
The environmental protection agency epa identifies sites such as kaiser steel york canyon mine because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health andor the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. The author describes the history of geology in the state and then goes into depth on each mining. The nacimiento copper mine is near cuba, new mexico. With no other major industry in the area, the community was counting on a grant from the new mexico department of. The new mexico office of natural resources trustee onrt completed a natural resource damage assessment for groundwater injury for the mine facilities.
But mining is a dangerous pastime, and long before numerous safety measures were put into place, miners faced a livelihood filled with peril. Curry county, nm mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. Uranium mining in new mexico is not what one would consider a success story. New mexico mines and minerals probably our favorite book on mines and mining in new mexico. How a rural town recovered after minings death the disappearance of mining has hit many towns hard. The geolapidary museums baker egg mine thunderegg basics the baker egg mine formerly known as baker ranch agate mine is located 35 miles southwest of deming, new mexico, this nodule deposit is unique in the fact that these nodules are thundereggs geologists know them as lithophysae and carry all the rich colors, and more so, usually found in other species of nodules known as amygdaloids. Please note that, due to the size of the data set, approximately 3,000 sand, gravel, and stone quarries have been removed. Nacimiento copper mine near cuba, new mexico the diggings. Curry county, nm mining, mines, mine owners and mine. Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in curry county, nm. With no other major industry in the area, the community was counting on a. Porphyry copper deposits are lowgrade new mexico mines. It is an elongate district which trends ns and is about seven miles long by three miles wide.
The closure of the four corners power plant likely will mark the end of decades of coal mining on the vast navajo nation, which extends into arizona, new mexico and utah. A massive copper mine in new mexico ate this one small town. Mextex mine, bingham, hansonburg district, socorro co. Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering blm office is going to be the definitive source.
Enter your own search parameters and export the results that includes up to 30 fields of helpful information including latitudelongitude to an excel spreadsheet or to kml keyhole markup language to display geographic data in an earth browser. Native americans mined native copper at santa rita and turquoise in the burro mountains long before the arrival of the white man. Opal even though found in extremely low quantities, common opal has been found in the rockhound state park of new mexico which is about 7 miles from the town of deming. In just a little more than a week after the mighty newmontgoldcorp merger was finalized, the company suspended operations of its largest goldsilver mine in mexico. Historically the site has been associated with the nacimiento mountain mining district which is now part of the santa fe national forest. If approved, the mine could create approximately 1,300 direct, indirect, and induced jobs. Tristate generation to end coal operations in colorado. New mexico mining accidents 19241967 date name age. The turquoise from these mines are rare and of high quality. New mexico looks into cleaning up old copper mine near cuba. Gold mining in new mexico really took off in the late 1800s, with an important strike in the elizabethtownmount baldy area, near eagle nest.
Tristate generation and transmission association is looking to close the book on its coal operations in colorado and new mexico tristate provides power to limonbased mountain view electric. Coal industry on navajo nation could end with plant. This was a company town in the truest sense of the word. When you drive up to the overlook look for santa rita viewing. The penasquito mine, which produced more than a 500,000 ounces of gold and 25 million ounces of silver in a single year, has been dealing with a blockade of its operations since march 27th. Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in taos county, nm. Forest service on july 17 look at maps of the nacimiento copper mine near cuba, n. Visit mmd online for a new search tool for new mexicos mines. The lordsburg district is located in the extreme northern part of the pyramid mountains.
The west mine is an extremely huge site and a prime example of reclamation gone right. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property. New mexico tin mining, mines, mine owners and mine statistics. A list of all the mines in new mexico that begin with a with maps, driving directions and a local area search function. Bob began by stating that primitive man was the first mineral collector, as. Chino mine new mexico institute of mining and technology. The nacimiento copper mine was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen. This shows how a good mine operates, trucks and shovels and. Mining began circa 600ad by native americans for turquoise. New mexico s five food banks and the hundreds of food pantries around the state are in desperate need of healthy volunteers to help with sorting, packing and distributing food.
The chino mine is an openpit copper mine located near silver city, new mexico. Rather than share my opinion of open pit mining, i heartily recommend that you see this sight for yourself so that you can form you own opinion. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. Overview of early mining history in new mexico a presentation by robert eveleth by nancy l. The recent mine spill on the animas river has resulted in an increased interest in the locations of current and past mines. Tyrone mine, tyrone area, burro mountains mining district, grant co. Copper has been produced in new mexico since prehistoric times, but it is part of new mexicos recorded history. Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in new mexico.
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