Mineral resources of the Petaca Pinta wilderness study area, Cibola County, New Mexico

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OSTI ID:6911586

Maxwell, C H; Nowlan, G A; Bankey, V; Hannigan, B J

This paper discusses the Petaca Pinta Wilderness Study Area in west-central New Mexico (11,688 acres) which is a small mesa with near-vertical 300-ft cliffs of Jurassic-age and Cretaceous-age sandstone overlying Triassic-age shale that forms steep slopes. This study area contains no identified metallic mineral resources but has inferred subeconomic resources of sandstone and sand. This study area has a low resource potential for undiscovered deposits of metals, including uranium, and has a moderate resource potential for the occurrence of oil and gas.

• OSTI ID: 6911586
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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