Coal Program
URL: https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/coal/home.html
Our coal program emphasizes the following:
Evaluation of New Mexico’s coal resources. The New Mexico Bureau of Geology has been involved in a long-term project to collect and evaluate data in all coal-bearing areas of New Mexico. Cooperative funding through the U.S. Geological Survey to enter data into the National Coal Resource Data System is in its 23rd year. Because of this project, computerized coal databases with coal thickness and coal quality data reside at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology. In the past, coal mapping and coal drilling projects at the Bureau of Geology have increased the knowledge and data available for many coal areas in the state. This information is available in New Mexico Bureau of Geology Bulletins, Geologic Maps and Open-file reports. Researching historical coal data. Historical data on coal mines is important in determining remaining reserves in coal areas and delineating mined out areas within productive areas. Investigations have resulted in a compilation of historic production data by county and by mines from New Mexico Territorial and State Mine Inspectors reports, and mine location maps. This information available at the Bureau of Geology in computerized databases and on 7.5-min. topographic maps. We have acquired several mine maps that are part of our archival collections. Many of these maps, particularly from the San Juan Basin, have been geo-referenced and are available in Open-file report 549.This information is available to the public unless the data was acquired from a company with the request it remains confidential. Detailed Research in producing coal fields and those with economic potential in the near future. The projects involved the use of Geographic Information Systems to evaluate the resources in a small area and apply technological and environmental restrictions. Point-source data for coal thickness and quality for these studies comes from computerized databases. The U.S. Geological Survey is funding these studies. The first detailed study was in the Bisti (Fruitland Formation) coal field in the northwest San Juan Basin. The results of this study are published in Bureau Open-file Report 438 (Hoffman and Jones, 1998). Three other studies, two in the Menefee Formation and one additional study in the Fruitland Formation have been completed and published through the Open-file series.
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| Metadata last updated | August 30, 2023 |
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| Format | HTML |
| License | No License Provided |
| Created | 2 years ago |
| Collection frequency | one-time |
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| License id | cc-by |
| Package id | b8445ce1-a897-4af4-982f-e45cd6342316 |
| Position | 1 |
| Resource contact email | [email protected] |
| Resource contact name | Gretchen Hoffman |
| Resource version | 1 |
| State | active |