Welcome to our Project Story Map. Explore a selection of our projects or initiatives in several phases of development. These represent the diverse activities covered by the N.M. Abandoned Mine Land Program in the Mining and Minerals Division of the New Mexico Energy, Mineral and Natural Resources Department. -Read More-
Month: December 2018
Old mines present mammoth remediation task in N.M.
Steering his Toyota 4Runner through a dirt path in the town of Cerrillos, Todd Brown points to one of the piles of waste rock that have been sitting for decades in one of the most mineral-rich mining districts in the state. -Read More-
Walls cracking, pavement buckling at Wolf Branch Middle School
SWANSEA, Ill. – The Wolf Branch School District 113 held an emergency board meeting Monday night to try and address the problem of wall cracks, as well as buckling tile and pavement at Wolf Branch Middle School in Swansea. -Read More-
Wolf Branch hires architect to help fix sinking school — or build a new one
An architectural firm that will soon be helping Swansea’s Wolf Branch District 113 has experience building a new school for a Belleville district after its old one was damaged by mine subsidence. -Read More-