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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This report is part of on-going studies of mineral resources
in New Mexico, supported by the New Mexico Bureau
of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR), Mike
Timmons, Director and State Geologist. Current research
is funded through a DOE grant Carbon Ore, Rare Earth
Elements, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) assess-
ment of San Juan River-Raton Coal Basin, New Mexico,
DE-FE0032051. Thanks to Mark Leo-Russell for database
support, students of the NMBGMR Economic Group for
sample collecting and preparation (especially Abena Serwah
Acheampong-Mensah, Zohreh Motlagh Kazemi, Harriett
Tetteh, Anita Appah, and Brielle Hunt).
This report was prepared as an account of work spon-
sored by an agency of the United States Government
(Department of Energy, DOE). This information is prelim-
inary and has not been reviewed according to New Mexico
Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR)
or DOE standards. The content of this report should not
be considered final and is subject to revision based upon
new information. Reference therein to any specific com-
mercial product, process, or service by trade name, trade-
mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily
constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the United States Government, NMBGMR,
or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors
expressed therein do not necessarily state or reflect those of
the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Any persons wishing to conduct geologic investi-
gations on the Navajo Nation must first apply for and
receive a permit from the Minerals Department, P.O.
Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona 6515 and telephone
no. 928-871-6588.
REFERENCES
[1] Brister, B.S. and Hoffman, G.K., 2002, Fundamental
geology of San Juan Basin energy resources in Brister,
B.S. and Price, L.G., eds., New Mexico energy, pres-
ent and future: Decision-makers field conference
2002, San Juan Basin, 156 p.
[2] Dai, S. and Finkelman, R.B., 2018, Coal as a prom-
ising source of critical elements: Progress and future
prospects: International Journal of Coal Geology, v.
186, p. 155–164.
[3] Finkelman, R.B., Dai,S., and French, 2019, The
importance of minerals in coal as the hosts of chemi-
cal elements: A review: International Journal of Coal
Geology, v. 212, 17 p.
[4] Hoffman, G. K., 1996, Coal resources of New
Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Resources, Resource Map, v. 20, 22 p., 1 sheet, scale
1:1,000,000.
[5] Hoffman, G.K., 2016, Coal, in McLemore, V.T.,
Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., Energy and min-
eral resources of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
of Geology and Mineral Resources Memoir 50B, and
New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication
13B, 80 p.
[6] Hoffman, G.K., Campbell, F.W., and Beaumont,
E.C., 1993, Quality assessment of strippable coals in
northwestern New Mexico: Fruitland, Menefee, and
Crevasse Canyon Formation coals in San Juan Basin
and Moreno Hill Formation coals in Salt Lake field:
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Bulletin 141, 84 p.
[7] John, D.A., and Taylor, R.D., 2016, By-products of
porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits: Reviews
in Economic Geology, v. 18, p. 137–164.
[8] McLemore, V.T., 2017a, Mining districts and pros-
pect areas of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of
Geology and Mineral Resources, Resource Map 24,
65 p., scale 1:1,000,000.
[9] McLemore, V.T., 2017b, Heavy mineral, beach-
placer sandstone deposits at Apache Mesa, Jicarilla
Apache Reservation, Rio Arriba County, New
Mexico in The Geology of the Ouray-Silverton Area,
Karlstrom, K.E., Gonzales, D.A., Zimmerer, M.J.,
Heizler, M., and Ulmer-Scholle, D.S.: New Mexico
Geological Society 68th Annual Fall Field Conference
Guidebook, p. 123–132.
[10] McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds.,
2017, Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico:
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Resources, Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological
Society, Special Publication 13, 6 volumes.
[11] McLemore, V.T. and Gysi, A., 2023, Critical min-
erals in New Mexico: Earth Matters, winter 2023,
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/
earthmatters/23/n1/em_v23_n1.pdf.
[12] McLemore, V.T. and Owen, E.J., 2024, Geochemistry
of critical minerals in mine wastes in New Mexico:
Mining Engineering, November, p. 23–30.
[13] Munroe, E. A., 1999, Geology and geochemistry
of waste rock piles in the Hillsboro mining district,
Sierra County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, 144 p.
[14] Newcomer, R.W., Nybo, J.P., and Newcomer, J.R.,
2021, Humate in the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland
Formation in northeastern New Mexico: New Mexico
Geological Society Guidebook 72, p. 153–158.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This report is part of on-going studies of mineral resources
in New Mexico, supported by the New Mexico Bureau
of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR), Mike
Timmons, Director and State Geologist. Current research
is funded through a DOE grant Carbon Ore, Rare Earth
Elements, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) assess-
ment of San Juan River-Raton Coal Basin, New Mexico,
DE-FE0032051. Thanks to Mark Leo-Russell for database
support, students of the NMBGMR Economic Group for
sample collecting and preparation (especially Abena Serwah
Acheampong-Mensah, Zohreh Motlagh Kazemi, Harriett
Tetteh, Anita Appah, and Brielle Hunt).
This report was prepared as an account of work spon-
sored by an agency of the United States Government
(Department of Energy, DOE). This information is prelim-
inary and has not been reviewed according to New Mexico
Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR)
or DOE standards. The content of this report should not
be considered final and is subject to revision based upon
new information. Reference therein to any specific com-
mercial product, process, or service by trade name, trade-
mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily
constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the United States Government, NMBGMR,
or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors
expressed therein do not necessarily state or reflect those of
the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Any persons wishing to conduct geologic investi-
gations on the Navajo Nation must first apply for and
receive a permit from the Minerals Department, P.O.
Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona 6515 and telephone
no. 928-871-6588.
REFERENCES
[1] Brister, B.S. and Hoffman, G.K., 2002, Fundamental
geology of San Juan Basin energy resources in Brister,
B.S. and Price, L.G., eds., New Mexico energy, pres-
ent and future: Decision-makers field conference
2002, San Juan Basin, 156 p.
[2] Dai, S. and Finkelman, R.B., 2018, Coal as a prom-
ising source of critical elements: Progress and future
prospects: International Journal of Coal Geology, v.
186, p. 155–164.
[3] Finkelman, R.B., Dai,S., and French, 2019, The
importance of minerals in coal as the hosts of chemi-
cal elements: A review: International Journal of Coal
Geology, v. 212, 17 p.
[4] Hoffman, G. K., 1996, Coal resources of New
Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral
Resources, Resource Map, v. 20, 22 p., 1 sheet, scale
1:1,000,000.
[5] Hoffman, G.K., 2016, Coal, in McLemore, V.T.,
Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds., Energy and min-
eral resources of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
of Geology and Mineral Resources Memoir 50B, and
New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication
13B, 80 p.
[6] Hoffman, G.K., Campbell, F.W., and Beaumont,
E.C., 1993, Quality assessment of strippable coals in
northwestern New Mexico: Fruitland, Menefee, and
Crevasse Canyon Formation coals in San Juan Basin
and Moreno Hill Formation coals in Salt Lake field:
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
Bulletin 141, 84 p.
[7] John, D.A., and Taylor, R.D., 2016, By-products of
porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits: Reviews
in Economic Geology, v. 18, p. 137–164.
[8] McLemore, V.T., 2017a, Mining districts and pros-
pect areas of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau of
Geology and Mineral Resources, Resource Map 24,
65 p., scale 1:1,000,000.
[9] McLemore, V.T., 2017b, Heavy mineral, beach-
placer sandstone deposits at Apache Mesa, Jicarilla
Apache Reservation, Rio Arriba County, New
Mexico in The Geology of the Ouray-Silverton Area,
Karlstrom, K.E., Gonzales, D.A., Zimmerer, M.J.,
Heizler, M., and Ulmer-Scholle, D.S.: New Mexico
Geological Society 68th Annual Fall Field Conference
Guidebook, p. 123–132.
[10] McLemore, V.T., Timmons, S., and Wilks, M., eds.,
2017, Energy and Mineral deposits in New Mexico:
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral
Resources, Memoir 50 and New Mexico Geological
Society, Special Publication 13, 6 volumes.
[11] McLemore, V.T. and Gysi, A., 2023, Critical min-
erals in New Mexico: Earth Matters, winter 2023,
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/
earthmatters/23/n1/em_v23_n1.pdf.
[12] McLemore, V.T. and Owen, E.J., 2024, Geochemistry
of critical minerals in mine wastes in New Mexico:
Mining Engineering, November, p. 23–30.
[13] Munroe, E. A., 1999, Geology and geochemistry
of waste rock piles in the Hillsboro mining district,
Sierra County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, 144 p.
[14] Newcomer, R.W., Nybo, J.P., and Newcomer, J.R.,
2021, Humate in the Upper Cretaceous Fruitland
Formation in northeastern New Mexico: New Mexico
Geological Society Guidebook 72, p. 153–158.