Abandoned mines in McKinley County, New Mexico

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   154 19.2%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   355 44.3%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   59 7.4%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   89 11.1%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   63 7.9%
6. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   3 0.4%
7. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   73 9.1%
8. Other

   symbols outside the classes above
   5 0.6%

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

…and 30 more problems not listed here.

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. Ambrosia Lake Mining Operations

   Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900541
   Abandoned 1992-02-04
2. Ambrosia Lake Operations

   Facility metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2900575
   Abandoned 1988-07-20
3. Amcord Inc

   Surface coal · Amcord Inc · MSHA ID 2900090
   Abandoned and Sealed 1981-11-17
4. Ann Lee Mine

   Underground metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2900569
   Abandoned 1985-05-24
5. Bennie Mine

   Surface metal/non-metal · American Construction · MSHA ID 2901973
   Abandoned 1985-07-11
6. BRIM Rock & Gravel

   Surface metal/non-metal · BRIM Rock & Gravel · MSHA ID 2902338
   Abandoned 2007-06-14
7. Carbon Coal Mentmore Mine

   Surface coal · Carbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 2901693
   Abandoned and Sealed 1986-01-21
8. Carbon Ii

   Surface coal · Carbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 2901952
   Abandoned and Sealed 1986-07-31
9. Church Rock No 1

   Surface metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900782
   Abandoned 1992-01-30
10. Church Rock No 1 East

    Underground metal/non-metal · Kerr-Mc Gee Corp · MSHA ID 2901775
    Abandoned 1982-11-30
11. Churchrock Operations

    Facility metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2901678
    Abandoned 1992-02-04
12. Crownpoint Leach Project

    Facility metal/non-metal · Nufuels Corp · MSHA ID 2901727
    Abandoned 1983-04-05
13. Crownpoint Section 24

    Underground metal/non-metal · Conoco Inc · MSHA ID 2901790
    Abandoned 1983-03-23
14. Crusher No 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · T-D Construction Company · MSHA ID 2901523
    Abandoned 1980-10-20
15. Desiderio Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Amiran Company Ltd · MSHA ID 2901824
    Abandoned 1980-09-26
16. District 3 Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · New Mexico State Highway Department · MSHA ID 2901464
    Abandoned 1981-05-01
17. Doris Extension

    Underground metal/non-metal · M & M Mining Company · MSHA ID 2901660
    Abandoned 1980-10-22
18. Elkins Ranch Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Farris Mines Inc · MSHA ID 2901721
    Abandoned 1983-06-27
19. General Rock Products - Thoreau Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · General Rock Products · MSHA ID 2902387
    Abandoned 2011-07-20
20. HARD ROCK PILE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Bill'S Enterprises · MSHA ID 2902101
    Abandoned 2016-06-23
21. Haystack Underground

    Underground metal/non-metal · Todilto Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 2901650
    Abandoned 1981-06-19
22. Haystack-Open Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Todilto Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 2901426
    Abandoned 1982-08-04
23. Hope Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 2901571
    Abandoned 1981-07-01
24. Iyanbito Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Brown Construction Company · MSHA ID 2900816
    Abandoned 1981-03-26
25. JIM STEPHENS INC

    Surface metal/non-metal · Jim Stephens Inc · MSHA ID 2902099
    Abandoned 2006-11-09
26. Johnny M Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Hecla Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900560
    Abandoned 1982-08-02
27. Lee Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Kerr-Mc Gee Corp · MSHA ID 2901831
    Abandoned 1982-07-20
28. Main Shop Ambrosia Lake Trkg Or Mill & S

    Facility metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2901070
    Abandoned 1985-05-24
29. Mariano Lake Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Gulf Mineral Resources Company · MSHA ID 2901598
    Abandoned 1983-07-09
30. Marquez Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Marquez Development Corp · MSHA ID 2901597
    Abandoned 1992-02-14
31. McKinley

    Surface coal · Chevron Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2900096
    Abandoned 2013-09-30
32. Mendoza Red Dog Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mendoza Red Dog Company · MSHA ID 2900914
    Abandoned 1984-06-13
33. Monument Leach Project

    Facility metal/non-metal · Nufuels Corp · MSHA ID 2901728
    Abandoned 1982-03-31
34. Morningstar Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Andrea Corporation · MSHA ID 2902233
    Abandoned 2007-03-15
35. Native Sun Materials/Elkins Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Native Sun Materials Inc · MSHA ID 2902388
    Abandoned 2009-10-30
36. Northeast Churchrock Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2900573
    Abandoned 1985-05-24
37. Nose Rock Mine No 1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Phillips Uranium Corp · MSHA ID 2901688
    Abandoned 1986-08-26
38. Nose Rock No 2 Section 36

    Underground metal/non-metal · Phillips Uranium Corp · MSHA ID 2901730
    Abandoned 1982-07-20
39. Old Churchrock Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Unc Mining & Milling · MSHA ID 2901726
    Abandoned 1985-05-24
40. Poison Canyon

    Underground metal/non-metal · Reserve Oil & Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 2901550
    Abandoned 1980-06-02
41. Portable Crusher

    Surface metal/non-metal · American Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 2900825
    Abandoned 1993-10-03
42. Prewitt

    Surface metal/non-metal · Inter Mountain Constructors Inc · MSHA ID 2901838
    Abandoned 1983-05-04
43. Rio Algom Mining LLC

    Facility metal/non-metal · Rio Algom Mining LLC · MSHA ID 2900776
    Abandoned 2006-11-01
44. Ruby No 1 & 2 Mines

    Underground metal/non-metal · Western Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 2901364
    Abandoned 1982-07-20
45. Ruby No 3 And Ruby No 4 Mines

    Underground metal/non-metal · Western Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 2901766
    Abandoned 1985-12-31
46. Sand Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rehoboth-Red Mesa Foundation · MSHA ID 2902307
    Abandoned 2006-08-23
47. Santa Fe Section 31

    Surface metal/non-metal · Midwest Industries Co · MSHA ID 2901427
    Abandoned 1978-01-02
48. Sec.12

    Underground metal/non-metal · Southwest Resources Inc. · MSHA ID 2902344
    Abandoned 2007-10-15
49. Section 10

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cobb Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2901743
    Abandoned 1982-07-19
50. Section 12

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cobb Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2901683
    Abandoned 1985-06-06
51. Section 13 Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2901606
    Abandoned 1985-05-28
52. Section 14

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cobb Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2901744
    Abandoned 1982-07-20
53. Section 15

    Underground metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900589
    Abandoned 1983-03-23
54. Section 17

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900778
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
55. Section 19

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900781
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
56. Section 22

    Facility metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900536
    Abandoned 1985-06-06
57. Section 23

    Underground metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900590
    Abandoned 1990-06-21
58. Section 24

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900537
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
59. Section 25

    Underground metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900591
    Abandoned 1985-11-08
60. Section 27

    Underground metal/non-metal · Spider-Rock Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900579
    Abandoned 1983-02-08
61. Section 30

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900538
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
62. Section 30 West

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900539
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
63. Section 32

    Underground metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900593
    Abandoned 1982-07-20
64. Section 35

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900542
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
65. Section 36

    Underground metal/non-metal · Quivira Mining Company · MSHA ID 2900543
    Abandoned 1985-05-23
66. Spencer Shaft Section 6 7 And 8

    Underground metal/non-metal · Koppen Mining Construction Corp · MSHA ID 2901723
    Abandoned 1983-03-23
67. Todilto Mine #2 Piedra Triste

    Underground metal/non-metal · Todilto Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 2901729
    Abandoned 1984-06-01
68. TWIN BUTTES MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hamilton Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2900012
    Abandoned 1998-09-16
69. Vernon Hamilton Screening Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vernon Hamilton Construction Company · MSHA ID 2902041
    Abandoned 2025-07-09
70. W W C # 2629

    Surface metal/non-metal · W. W. C. Inc. · MSHA ID 2902246
    Abandoned 2003-07-23
71. Westranch Mine Or Westranch

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cobb Resources Corp · MSHA ID 2901710
    Abandoned 1981-03-05

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

• Grant County 5,221
• Hidalgo County 1,747
• Sierra County 1,497
• Socorro County 1,259
• Luna County 1,164
• Lea County 890
• Lincoln County 803
• Sandoval County 650
• Eddy County 591
• Santa Fe County 566
• Doña Ana County 482
• Colfax County 343

1. USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
   597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
2. USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
   States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
3. OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
   One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
4. MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
   Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
5. US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
   Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
6. GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
   Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
7. Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
   The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
8. IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
   Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.