Mines

Mines in New Mexico

Rare Context lists 30 mines in New Mexico, United States. The largest is Chino Mines Co Mine, with 831 employees in 2025.

All mines

By primary commodity, most mines first, then by employees within each commodity.

MineCommodityCountyOwner or operatorEmployees
Los Padillas PitIndustrial sandBernalillo CountyCoyote Gravel Products, Inc.17 2025
Alcon Sand & GravelIndustrial sandMora County—4 2025
Aviation MineIndustrial sandSanta Fe CountySouthwest Landscaping Materials LLC3 2025
Waterflow PitIndustrial sandSan Juan CountySWBB, Inc.3 2025
Buffalo SandIndustrial sandCurry CountyBuffalo Sand LP—
Navajo MineCoalSan Juan CountyNavajo Transitional Energy Company LLC344 2025
Lee Ranch Coal MineCoalMckinley CountyPeabody Energy Corporation160 2025
San Juan Mine 1CoalSan Juan CountyWestmoreland Mining Holdings LLC59 2025
El SegundoCoalMckinley CountyPeabody Energy Corporation21 2025
St Cloud SurfaceOther industrial mineralsSierra CountyEqualizer Inc40 2025
Mesa Verde Humates, LLCOther industrial mineralsSandoval CountyHuma Inc23 2025
Black Spring MineOther industrial mineralsSandoval CountyHumic Growth Solutions LLC dba HGS BioScience13 2025
Fire Rock MineOther industrial mineralsSan Juan County—3 2025
International Minerals Carlsbad, Inc.PotashEddy CountyInternational Minerals Carlsbad LLC331 2025
Intrepid Potash EastPotashEddy CountyIntrepid Potash Inc184 2025
Intrepid Potash WestPotashEddy CountyIntrepid Potash Inc31 2025
Brie MinePotashMckinley CountyHarvest Holdings II LLC8 2025
Dicaperl Minerals LLCPerliteSocorro CountyDicalite Management Holdings, LLC43 2025
No Agua Mine & MillPerliteTaos CountyImerys S A28 2025
El GrandePerliteTaos CountyDicalite Management Holdings, LLC3 2023
Carlsbad PlantSaltEddy CountyTexas United Corp50 2025
New Mexico Salt & Minerals LLCSaltEddy CountyNew Mexico Salt & Minerals LLC42 2025
Carlsbad Lake PlantSaltEddy CountyTexas United Corp14 2025
Chino Mines Co MineCopperGrant CountyFreeport-McMoRan Inc831 2025
Tyrone MineCopperGrant CountyFreeport-McMoRan Inc247 2025
MilagroGemstonesGuadalupe CountyNew Mexico Travertine Inc2 2025
Summit Mine SiteGoldGrant CountyHD Mining LLC—
White MesaGypsumSandoval CountyEagle Materials Inc5 2025
Chino MineMagnetiteGrant CountyStrategic Minerals PLC6 2025
Rocky Mountain MinePumiceRio Arriba CountyCr Minerals Company LLC21 2025

Every mine in New Mexico, with owners.All 30 in one file, each with its owner, commodity, resources and permit status. We research what the public sources leave out.

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