Mines in Otero County, New Mexico

195Total

33Active

Otero County, New Mexico has 195 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 33 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 63 sites.

By Status

Unknown · 87Past Producer · 35Occurrence · 29Producer · 28Prospect · 6Active · 5Abandoned · 4Intermittent · 1

Top Commodities

Iron · 63Sand and Gravel, Construction · 61Copper · 11Stone · 8Construction Sand and Gravel · 8Copper, Lead · 4Semiprecious Gemstone · 3Copper, Iron · 3

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Active Mines in Otero County

Mine	Operator	Commodity	Type	Status
Pit #1	Chaparral Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
R D Blankenship Dirt Work Llc	R D Blankenship Dirt Work LLC	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Crusher/screener #2	Aggregate Technologies LLC (AGGTEC)	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Tommy Blankenship Pit	Tommy Blankenship Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Ortega Pit	Alamo Transit Mix Corp	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Alabama Group	—	Semiprecious Gemstone, Iron	Underground	Producer
Annie Rooney	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Apache No1 Magnetite	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Barbara	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Brown Bear	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Charleston	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Cinco De Mayo	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Cinnamon Bear	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Cotton Top Placer	—	Iron	Underground	Producer
Dugan Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	—	Producer

All Mines in Otero County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Crusher/screener #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Ortega Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Pit #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
R D Blankenship Dirt Work Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Tommy Blankenship Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alabama Group	Semiprecious Gemstone, Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Annie Rooney	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Apache No1 Magnetite	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Barbara	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Brown Bear	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Charleston	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Cinco De Mayo	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Cinnamon Bear	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Cotton Top Placer	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Dugan Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Escondio Magnetite	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Fannie	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
La Luz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Lincoln Mine	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Lone Star	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
May	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Mescalero Apache Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Missing Link	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Ortega Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Philadelphia	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Pinon Site Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Providence	Iron	Underground	Producer	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 58-54-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
The Adobe Patch	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Tom H. Blankenship Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Adah Magnetite	Copper, Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Ady	Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Alamo No2 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Alice Mine	Iron, Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Almora Marble Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Armstrong and Armstrong Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Black Bear	Copper, Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
By Chance Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
By-Chance Group	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cinco De Mayo Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Cloudcroft C335	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Cloudcroft Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Contact	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Copper Hill	Copper, Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Copper King Group	Copper, Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Cornudas Mountain Prospect	Semiprecious Gemstone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Courtney Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Courtney Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Crusher/screener #1	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Daugherty Prospect	Copper	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
De Meules	Semiprecious Gemstone		Unknown	MRDS
Dog Canyon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Dollins	Copper, Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Downs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Emma Lode	Iron	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Garnet Group	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
Garnet Lode	Copper	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Garnet Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Garton Well	Geothermal	Well	Unknown	MRDS
Geothermal Well	Geothermal	Well	Unknown	MRDS
Grandview Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Grizzly Bear	Iron	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Holmes Mine	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
I Mine	Gold, Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Duke Mine	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Iron Duke Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Iron King & Iron Queen Claims	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Mask	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Mask Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Jarilla Mountains	Gemstone		Past Producer	MRDS
La Luz Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Laura Mine	Iron, Copper, Semiprecious Gemstone	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Lincoln Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Little Annie Lode		Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Little Apache Pit	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Little Bear Lode	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Little Joe Group		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Lucky Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Lucky Mines	Iron, Copper, Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Luz Prospects	Uranium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Macon Group	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Mary H Fraction	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Materias Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Mescalero Magnetite-Hematite	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Mid-Day Zinc Deposit	Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
Mont Alto	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Monte Carlo Claims	Barium-Barite, Gold, Manganese	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Nannie Baird Group	Iron, Gold, Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Nannie Baird Mine	Copper, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Orogrande Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Otero County Pit	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Pajarito Mountain	Zirconium, REE	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Parallel Lode	Iron	Processing Plant	Prospect	MRDS
Pasadena Lode	Iron	Processing Plant	Prospect	MRDS
Paul Blankenship's Gravel Pit	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Penasco Sand and Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Pines No.2 Claim	Uranium, Vanadium	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pit 76-3-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Raton Lode	Iron	Processing Plant	Prospect	MRDS
Red Hill Deposit	Copper, Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Seven Come Eleven	Iron	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Speckled Bird Nose	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
State Hwy Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 56-23-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 58-48-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 59-41-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 60-76-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 63-26-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No 74-3-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 59-37-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 56-24-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 56-65-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 57-38-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-103-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-13-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-49-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-50-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-57-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 58-99-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 59-36-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 60-33-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 63-8-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 64-5-S	Stone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 75-3-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 77-8-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 80-2-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
State Hwy Pit No. 80-3-S	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Surprise Placers	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Thorny Prospect	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Three Bears Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Three Bears Mine	Gold, Copper	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Three Rivers	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Tiffany Turquoise	Semiprecious Gemstone	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Uranium	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Virginia Group	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Virginia Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Virginia Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Warnock Mine	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Warnock Mine	Copper, Lead	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
White Sands Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS

Mines in Otero County, New Mexico

By Status

Top Commodities

Active Mines in Otero County

All Mines in Otero County

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