Show PUBLIC PUBLIO LAND of the 7 60 acres of new mexico nearly half calf is pub lic li cland land and acres state land ranches cover acres somewhat less than acres is cultivated and less than acres is irrigated of the irrigated area acres belongs to individuals divi duals or partnerships acres to commercial organizations zat ions acres to cooperative or community organizations and acres to in deans the remainder is irrigated under government reclamation and the area so served will be considerably increased when the lands below the elephant butte dam are utilized one of the greatest mineral resources of new mexico is coal which occurs in the large laige fields west of raton baton at places near cerrillos about gallup and in several other areas there are also valuable mines of gold copper silver lead and zinc the total production pro of these metals in 1915 according to the U S geological survey D of the interior had a value of of which was copper an output that gives new mexico considerable prominence as a copper producer the output of gold was 1461 the value of the coal mined in the state in 1915 was so 5 r |