Caprock Sand and Gravel

Producer in Lea 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 10247499
MRDS ID TC36333
MAS/MILS ID 0350250017
Record type Site
Current site name Caprock Sand and Gravel
Related records 10110130

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -103.66549, 32.76043 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lea(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dog Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hobbs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hobbs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pecos-Black(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lea

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 018 S 033 E 09 NWSE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -103.66549, 32.76043

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 Operator
    Owner Caprock Sand And Gravel
    ID 2901062
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1972
  • Type Owner
    Owner George Williams
    ID 2901062
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NM STATE MINE INSPECTORS OFFICE NEW REGISTRATION 9-11-72

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 03/06/2001
MSHA mine ID2901062
Mine name (MSHA)CAPROCK PIT
Current operatorCaprock Sand & Gravel Inc
Current controller (parent)Donald R Shannon
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