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SAN PEDRO PARKS WILDERNESS, NEW MEXICO.

January 1, 1984

The San Pedro Parks Wilderness occupies 62. 7 sq mi of the Santa Fe National Forest in north-central New Mexico. Several copper mines, many copper prospects, and a few uranium prospects occur in sedimentary units in the vicinity of the wilderness. These units, where they extend into the wilderness, constitute only a small volume of rock and, judging from analyses of samples and from field observations, are devoid of copper and uranium concentration. Prospects on several of about 65 mining claims within the wilderness revealed concentrations of manganese or barite but only in volumes too small to be considered a demonstrated resource.

Publication Year 1984
Title SAN PEDRO PARKS WILDERNESS, NEW MEXICO.
Authors Elmer S. Santos, Robert C. Weisner
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geological Survey Professional Paper (United States)
Index ID 70012709
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse