Chaco Wash Pit

Unknown in San Juan 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 10126085
MAS/MILS ID 0350450117
Record type Site
Current site name Chaco Wash Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.19814, 36.19473 (WGS84)
Elevation 1848

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanner Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toadlena(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chaco(hydrologic unit)

Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Juan(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(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 San Juan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 022 N 013 W 26 C New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.19814, 36.19473

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kent Nowlin Construction Co.
    ID 2901697

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW MINE REGISTRATIONS 1977,STATE MINE INSPECTOR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 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 02/12/1980
MSHA mine ID2901697
Mine name (MSHA)Chaco Wash Pit
Current operatorKent Nowlin Construction Inc
Current controller (parent)Nowlin Kent
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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