Red Dog Pit

Producer in McKinley county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Pumice
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 10151359
MAS/MILS ID 0350310391
Record type Site
Current site name Red Dog Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.76705, 35.57424 (WGS84)
Elevation 2070
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McKinley(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gallup West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gallup(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Puerco(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico McKinley

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 016 N 018 W 32 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.76705, 35.57424

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mendoza Red Dog
    ID 2900914
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NMBM RES MAP 9 SIEMERS AND AUSTIN 1979 P8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-84 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 06/13/1984
MSHA mine ID2900914
Mine name (MSHA)Mendoza Red Dog Pit
Current operatorMendoza Red Dog Company
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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