Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company

The Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company (A&CCC) managed a coal mining operation in the area east of the Sandia Mountains where they established the company town of Madrid, N.M. in southern Santa Fe County between 1906 and 1954. The Santa Fe Railroad leased the coal lands and associated mines between 1880 to 1896. In 1896, they relinquished their lease rights to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, who operated the mines until 1906 when George Kaseman, an Albuquerque businessman, assumed their mining lease. Kaseman subsequently employed Oscar Huber as his general mine foreman to oversee the daily operations of the mines in Madrid until Kaseman's death in 1938. At this time, Huber leased the property from the Kaseman estate and Santa Fe Railroad until his outright purchase of the coal lands and the town of Madrid, in 1947. The A&CCC ceased to operate in 1954.

The Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company (A & CCC) managed a coal mining operation in the area east of the Sandia Mountains where they established the company town of Madrid, N.M. in southern Santa Fe County between 1906 and 1954. The Santa Fe Railroad leased the coal lands and associated mines between 1880 to 1896. In 1896, they relinquished their lease rights to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, who operated the mines until 1906 when George Kaseman, an Albuquerque businessman, assumed their mining lease. Kaseman subsequently employed Oscar Huber as his general mine foreman to oversee the daily operations of the mines in Madrid until Kaseman's death in 1938. At this time, Huber leased the property from the Kaseman estate and Santa Fe Railroad until his outright purchase of the coal lands and the town of Madrid, in 1947. The A & CCC ceased to operate in 1954.

Postcard of the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company in Madrid, New Mexico. Part of the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company Pictorial Collection, PICT000-546-0001-0034 (Box 1, Folder 1).

The Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company (A&CCC) managed a coal mining operation in the area east of the Sandia Mountains where they established the company town of Madrid, New Mexico in southern Santa Fe County between 1906 and 1954. The mines at Madrid were actually in operation continuously between 1880 and 1954. From 1880 to 1896, the Santa Fe Railroad leased the coal lands and associated mines. In 1896, they relinquished their lease rights to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I). CF&I operated the mines until 1906 when George Kaseman, an Albuquerque businessman, assumed their mining lease. Kaseman subsequently employed Oscar Huber as his general mine foreman to oversee the daily operations of the mines in Madrid until Kaseman's untimely death in 1938. At this time, Oscar Huber leased the property from the Kaseman estate and Santa Fe Railroad until his outright purchase of the coal lands and the town of Madrid, in 1947. The A&CCC ceased to operate in 1954, due primarily to decreasing demands for coal as use of natural gas skyrocketed. Oscar Huber remained in Madrid until 1961, when he returned to Albuquerque. After this time, the town of Madrid, including both homes and businesses that were owned by the A&CCC were sold, part and parcel. The collection contains records relevant to the operation of the A&CC, and by extension, the town of Madrid, throughout the duration of its existence. The collection was donated to the CSWR by members of the Huber family.