Nino's Pit

Producer in Valencia 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 10175042
MAS/MILS ID 0350610208
Record type Site
Current site name Nino's Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -106.68639, 34.80837 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valencia(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Los Lunas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Belen(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Socorro(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 Valencia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 007 N 002 E 25 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -106.68639, 34.80837

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. R Hale Construction Co.
    ID 2901713
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nino Trujillo
    ID 2901713
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW MINES LISTINGS,1977, STATE INSP MINES

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 09/14/1987
MSHA mine ID2901713
Mine name (MSHA)Hale Crusher #2
Current operatorJ R Hale Contracting Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Bruce W Hale
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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