Perlite Mines in New Mexico

56Total Sites
23Active

Perlite Mining in New Mexico

New Mexico has 56 perlite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 23 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded perlite mine in New Mexico is Grefco Socorro Perlite Mine 1970's in Socorro County, with records dating to 1949.

By County

CountySites
Taos County16
Grant County14
Socorro County8
Cibola County7
Sierra County6
Hidalgo County3
Luna County1
Sandoval County1

Perlite Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Dicaperl Minerals LlcSocorroSurfaceActive
El Grande MineTaosProducer
El Grande MineTaosSurfaceProducer
Grants Perlite MillCibolaProcessing PlantProducer
Grants Perlite MineCibolaSurfaceProducer
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. Socorro DepositSocorroProducer
Grefco No Agua PlantTaosProcessing PlantProducer
Grefco Socorro Perlite Mine 1970'sSocorroProducer
Hill No 7 MineCibolaSurfaceProducer
Johns-Manville Mine 1959TaosProducer
Johns-Manville Mine and PlantTaosProcessing PlantProducer
Leintendorf Hills PerliteHidalgoProducer
No Agua MineTaosSurfaceProducer
No Agua Mine GrefcoTaosProducer
No Agua Mine Manville Sales Corp.TaosProducer
Seven Hills Perlite MineTaosSurfaceProducer
Silbrico MineTaosProducer
Silbrico MineTaosSurfaceProducer
Silbrico PlantTaosProcessing PlantProducer
Socorro Perlite MineSocorroProducer
U.s. Gypsum Company Perlite DepositCibolaProducer
U.s. Gypsum Perlite MineCibolaProducer
United States Gypsum Company MineCibolaProducer
Amber Pearl MinesHidalgoSurfacePast Producer
BoothSierraOccurrence
Box Well Graben Perlite DepositGrantOccurrence
Brock PerliteGrantOccurrence
El GrandeTaosSurfaceAbandoned
El Paso Perlite Co., Inc.GrantPast Producer
Grefco Socorro PerliteSocorroSurfaceUnknown
Grefco Socorro Perlite MillSocorroProcessing PlantUnknown
McDonald Ranch DepositGrantPast Producer
Mimbres Fault Perlite Deposit No. 1GrantOccurrence
Mimbres Fault Perlite Deposit No. 2GrantOccurrence
Mimbres Fault Perlite Deposit No. 3GrantOccurrence
Name Unknown Perlite DepositSierraOccurrence
Name Unknown Perlite DepositGrantOccurrence
Name Unknown Perlite DepositGrantOccurrence
Name Unknown Perlite DepositGrantOccurrence
No Agua Mine & MillTaosSurfaceIntermittent
Otto PitSandovalSurfacePast Producer
Pyramid Mountains DepositHidalgoOccurrence
StendelSocorroProspect
Stendel DepositSocorroOccurrence
Thompson Canyon DepositGrantOccurrence
Thomson Canyon Perlite DepositGrantOccurrence
U.s.perlite MineTaosSurfacePast Producer
United Perlite MineTaosSurfaceUnknown
United States Gypsum Perlite MineCibolaSurfacePast Producer
Unnamed Perlite ProspectLunaOccurrence

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