Tijeras Mine

Unknown in Bernalillo county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Clay
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10222798
MAS/MILS ID 0350010201
Record type Site
Current site name Tijeras Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -106.39778, 35.07177 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Bernalillo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 010 N 005 E 22 SWSW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -106.39778, 35.07177

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Ideal Cement Co.
    ID 2901787
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1968

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO SECTION 27

  • Deposit

    NMBM FILES

  • Deposit

    SMIR 1968 P56

  • Deposit

    TIJERAS TOPO MAP,USGS,1972

  • Deposit

    NMBM RESOURCE MAP #9 SIEMERS AND AUSTIN 1979

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)

StatusAbandoned since 11/28/1979
MSHA mine ID2901787
Mine name (MSHA)Tijeras Quarry
Current operatorIdeal Basic Industries-Cement Division
Current controller (parent)Ideal Basic Industries 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