Mines in Otero County, Colorado

85Total
4Active

Otero County, Colorado has 85 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 62 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Otero County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Hancock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerMRDS
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerMRDS
Valco Concrete Div No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Alabaster Processing PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Korinek Trout Farm PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
La Junta Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
La Junta ShaleStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Northern Portable Plant #10Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Otero County CrusherConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Portable Crusher #7Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Tucker Custom ServiceSand, CommonSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkStoneSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkStoneSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkStoneSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownStoneOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownStone, DimensionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceMRDS
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceMRDS
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceMRDS
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceMRDS
UnknownClayOccurrenceMRDS