‘Origin Stories of the ‘Grants Uranium District’ in Northwestern New Mexico: Archives, Memoirs, and Exploratory Boreholes in the Production of Geological Regions

The “Grants uranium district” of northwestern New Mexico yielded more uranium ore than any other mining district in the United States during the Cold War Period (1947-1989). After the national market for uranium collapsed in 1979, the mines were slowly abandoned and the mills were decommissioned. M...

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Main Author: Thomas De Pree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2025-03-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
Online Access:https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/2323
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