Cortez Pit

Past Producer in De Baca 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10150523
MAS/MILS ID 0350110005
Record type Site
Current site name Cortez Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -104.27861, 34.46899 (WGS84)
Elevation 1254
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

De Baca(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Sumner West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico De Baca

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 003 N 025 E 24 NENWSW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -104.27861, 34.46899

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jake Diel Dirt And Paving Co.
    ID 2901544
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    K. BARNETT & SONS - PREVIOS OWNER

  • Deposit

    NEW REGISTRATIONS, STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1975

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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 06/03/1980
MSHA mine ID2901544
Mine name (MSHA)Cortez Pit
Current operatorJake Diel Dirt & Paving Inc
Current controller (parent)Lawson Warner
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