Brasher Pit

Producer in Chaves 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 10295786
MAS/MILS ID 0350050004
Record type Site
Current site name Brasher Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -104.56742, 33.34482 (WGS84)
Elevation 1120
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chaves(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Roswell South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Hondo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Chaves

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 011 S 023 E 24 SWNE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -104.56742, 33.34482

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 Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chaves Cty,Road Department
    ID 2900377
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chavez County
    ID 2900377
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEPT.OF LABOR MINE FILES 1979

  • Deposit

    NEW MINE REGISTRATIONS,1979,STATE MINE INSPECTOR

  • Deposit

    ROSWELL,S. TOPO MAP,USGS,1962

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-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 07/16/2007
MSHA mine ID2900377
Mine name (MSHA)Chaves County Portable
Current operatorChaves County Road Department
Current controller (parent)Chaves County-Nm
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