Open-file reports are reproduced on request and are usually shipped within two working days. Blueline copies are made on paper from 24 to 42 inches in width. Reprints are ordered from an independent photo-processing lab. The GIC responds to hundreds of inquiries for information each year. The GIC is actively seeking maps, reports, photographs, and other materials relating to New Mexico's extractive industries and geology.
Donations are tax deductible.
In the event original documents, photos, or other materials cannot be donated, the GIC can make reproducible copies. The library is an important source of geological and engineering information regarding exploration for, and development of, oil and natural gas, water, coal, uranium, carbon dioxide, and helium in New Mexico. Several hundred visitors and telephone inquiries are received each year. Facilities and microscopes are available for cuttings analyses, and work tables are provided for visitors. Photocopies of records such as well logs and petroleum-exploration maps may be obtained at a nominal cost.