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Summary Of State Grants For Mine Mapping - New Mexico
New Mexico received a $50,000 grant. By the end of September 2007, 491 coal mine maps, 12 accident drawings, and 47 drill hole sections had been sorted and catalogued into a Microsoft Access map database. The 491 mine maps include coverage on 310 known coal mines that have operated in New Mexico. A total of 441 mine maps have been "cleaned up." A total of 305 of the 491 maps have latitude and longitude data determined either from information on the map or from other coal sources. These maps have also been verified to check for any possible errors. All of the oversize coal maps previously wrapped in brown paper are now stored in archival tubes. Eight of the oversize mine maps have been scanned by OSMRE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The state identified the Raton Coal Field as a high priority for collecting mine maps. This is the second largest coal field in New Mexico and they previously only had a couple of mine maps from this field. They contacted numerous sources in and around Raton. These sources included the following: 1) the Raton Range, the local newspaper, which published an article about the Mine Map Project; 2) the Raton Historical Museum; 3) Vermejo Park Ranch; 4) Sugarite Canyon State Park; 5) Raton County Court House and 6) Raton Library. They found an additional 47 mine maps from the above sources and were able to scan the maps. These 47 mine maps were scanned and "cleaned up." State personnel also provided advice on the long-term storage of these maps. Currently, none of the data is available on the state's web site. They have begun to link their mine maps to other databases including their Mines' Database and their Historic Photograph Collection. The Mines' Database includes information on commodities mined, initial and last year of production, production amounts, operating status, geology, and hydrology. As a result of these efforts, 107 coal mines need to be added to the Mines' Database. They are planning to make this data available on the worldwide web in the near future. |
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