| Deposit ID | 10013013 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009070 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tijeras Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.39725, 35.07174 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bernalillo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tijeras(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(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)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Bernalillo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010N | 005E | 22,27 | SW (22); NW (27) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Shale | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madera Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Madera Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.39725, 35.07174 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tijeras Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ideal Basic Industries, Cement Division |
| Home office | P.O. Box 100, Tijeras, N.M. 87059 |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009070 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1967 BULL 81, P. 52
KELLEY, V.C., AND NORTHROP, S.A., 1975 NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 107-108
SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979 NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP 9
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/01/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2901255 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Tijeras Pit |
| Current operator | Armenta Trucking |
| Current controller (parent) | Matt J Armenta |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1775 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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