URANIUM RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY_1980

Authors

• New Mexico Energy and Minerals Department
• University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1980

Abstract

The report reviews the history, geology, exploration, mining, milling, resource potential, market outlook, socioeconomic significance, environmental impacts, and regulatory framework of uranium development in the state. Special emphasis is given to the Grants Mineral Belt, the nation's largest uranium-producing region, as well as emerging resource areas throughout the San Juan Basin and other geologic provinces of New Mexico.

Recommended Citation

Uranium Resources and Technology: A Review of the New Mexico Uranium Industry, 1980. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico Energy and Minerals Department, 1980. Prepared in cooperation with the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Institute for Applied Research Services.