White Mesa Pit

Producer in Sandoval county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10296878
MRDS ID TC36388
MAS/MILS ID 0350430455
Record type Site
Current site name White Mesa Pit
Related records 10107112

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.79919, 35.53476 (WGS84)
Elevation 1799
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sandoval(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Ysidro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Los Alamos(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jemez(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Sandoval

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 015 N 001 E 14 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.79919, 35.53476

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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pomeroy Inc.
    ID 2900181
    Interest 100
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT ALSO LIES IN SECTIONS 11, 12, 13, 15, AND 25.

  • Deposit

    SCHUMACHER, OTTO L.; GEOL. AND ORE DEP. OF THE S. W.

  • Deposit

    NACIMIENTO RANGE, SANDOVAL CO., N. M., U. N. M. MASTERS

  • Deposit

    THESIS, 1972, P. 60

  • Deposit

    N. M. STATE MINE INSPECTORS REPORT, 66TH ANNUAL RPT. P. 49

  • Deposit

    NMBMMR MINES FILES

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)

StatusActive since 05/09/1977
MSHA mine ID2900181
Mine name (MSHA)White Mesa
Current operatorAmerican Gypsum Company LLC
Current controller (parent)Eagle Materials Inc
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