Saavedra Pit

Unknown in Bernalillo county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150444
MAS/MILS ID 0350010187
Record type Site
Current site name Saavedra Pit
Alternate or previous names Powerway Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.71339, 35.05227 (WGS84)
Elevation 1520
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bernalillo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Albuquerque West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Bernalillo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010 N 002 E 34 E2 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.71339, 35.05227

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aurelio Saavedra
    ID 2901686
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW MINE REGISTRATIONS,1967,STATE MINE INSPECTOR

  • Deposit

    ALBUQUERQUE WEST TOPO MAP,USGS,1972

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/30/1979
MSHA mine ID2901686
Mine name (MSHA)Powerway Pit
Current operatorSteve Saavedra
Current controller (parent)Saavedra Steve
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references