Mathis Lime Quarry

Producer in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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 10271749
MRDS ID TC36113
MAS/MILS ID 0350170379
Record type Site
Current site name Mathis Lime Quarry
Related records 10062593, 10174945

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -108.12281, 32.81261 (WGS84)
Elevation 1960
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gila National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 017 S 012 W 19 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -108.12281, 32.81261

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 National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mathis And Mathis Mining And Exploration
    ID 2900018
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1977

Comments on the production information

  • LIMESTONE & DOLOMITE QUARRIED FOR METALLURGICAL USE. OPERATED SINCE 1970 130 TPD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    65TH ANNUAL REPORT STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-95 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 01/14/2002
MSHA mine ID2900018
Mine name (MSHA)K B Mine
Current operatorSouthwest Exploration Inc
Current controller (parent)Daniel L Maxwell
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