NM Mines

History of the West Mine and Intrepid Potash at Carlsbad, New Mexico A brief history of the West mine starting in 1925 and the impressive story of Intrepid Potash

How does fracking work? – Mia Nacamulli View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-does-fracking-work-mia-nacamulli Deep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There’s a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy?…

Coal Mines The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United…

Socorro NM Perlite Mine Spur BNSF’s El Paso sub goes through Socorro, NM. A spur goes through town to a perlite mine west of town. Video is of two short trains passing through town on way to mine. The crews use an old caboose to conduct the backing move up to the mine.

Flying up and over the Santa Rita copper mine in New Mexico #ExploreNM #AdrianUnknown This is a pretty cool video with views most people don’t get to see, This is the huge Santa Rita mine near Silver City, NM. We stopped by the side of the road to hang out and take photos and I…

Chino Mine Near Silver City, New Mexico Shot with my old DJI Phantom Pro 3 drone from the side of the road. There used to be an Observation pull-over. No longer, I guess

Collecting Bytroidal Hematite in Old Iron Mines New Mexico

$96M ranch on historic New Mexico coal mining site for sale $96M ranch on historic New Mexico coal mining site for sale

Exploring Abandoned Mines Near Hillsboro, New Mexico In this adventure, we attempt to video survey some famous past gold producing abandoned mines near Hillsboro, New Mexico. Nature had other plans for us, as we were met with mud-coated floors and flooded mines. It was still a fun trip with old structures and mining equipment left…

Giant Crystals In Deadly Warm Cave – Angry Planet 311 – Crystal Cave In 2000, a remarkable find was made in Chihuahua, Mexico, of a spectacular cave filled with giant crystals, some over 12 meters long. But it is a intensely difficult spot to explore – with temperatures over 50 degrees C and humidity approaching…