Specific locality displays highlight the Organ, Santa Rita and Tyrone, Fierro-Hanover, Hansonburg, Magdalena, New and Old Placer, Pegmatite, and Uranium mining districts. Additional displays include other New Mexico localities, the Southwestern United States, the United States, and minerals from around the world. An ultraviolet mineral display and a systematic reference collection also are featured. The museum aggressively pursues new specimen acquisitions. More than 2000 specimens have been acquired over the past three years.
Material is acquired through donation, purchase, trade, and field collection.
Annual visitation to the facility is estimated at 10,000. This includes many groups of visitors ranging in age from preschool to seniors. The museum attracts both amateur and professional geologists and tourists from around the world. Guided tours and educational programs are available by contacting museum staff. Museum staff provide free rock and mineral identification for the public and also conduct mineralogical research for the benefit of the state.