Natural Resources Programs
Extraction of energy and mineral resources has a huge impact on the economy of New Mexico. In addition to jobs, these industries provide a large proportion of state revenue from taxes, royalties, and and land leases.
A number of the staff at the NMBGMR have current projects and expertise relevant to mining, petroleum, and water resources in New Mexico.
Bureau Staff with expertise relevant to the petroleum industry
| Director & State Geologist |
| Dr. Peter A. Scholle |
| (575) 835-5302 |
| Petroleum Geology - Frontier Basins - Source Rocks |
| Ron Broadhead |
| (575) 835-5202 |
| Subsurface Library |
| Annabelle Lopez |
| (575) 835-5402 |
Bureau Staff with expertise relevant to the mining industry
| James M. Barker |
| Senior Industrial Minerals Geologist |
| (575) 835-5114 |
| jbark@nmt.edu |
| Robert W. Eveleth |
| Senior Mining Engineer |
| (575) 835-5325 |
| beveleth@gis.nmt.edu |
| Ibrahim (Abe) Gudiler |
| Senior Extractive Metallurgist |
| (575) 835-5730 |
| gundiler@gis.nmt.edu |
| Gretchen Hoffman |
| Senior Coal Geologist |
| (575) 835-5640 |
| gretchen@gis.nmt.edu |
| Virgil Lueth |
| Mineralogist / Economic Geologist |
| (575) 835-5140 |
| vwlueth@nmt.edu |
| Virginia McLemore |
| Senior Economic Geologist |
| (575) 835-5521 |
| ginger@gis.nmt.edu |
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801-4796
information: (575) 835-5420
fax: (575) 835-6333
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources is a research and service division of:
