TYUYAMUNITE is one of five main rock types found
at Jurassic Canyon. The canyon is the best surface
level uranium rockhounding site in the entire USA.
Some underground mining sites are richer: Wyoming
has more underground uranium than New Mexico,
but Wyoming's uranium is mostly too deep below
ground level to be economically viable to be mined.
Virginia has an absolutely enormous reserve of high
quality deep underground uranium ore at Coles Hill
VA, but in November 2019, the federal Supreme
Court upheld Virginia's state law that forbids any
uranium mining within that state.
During the past five years, the commercial price of
uranium ore has risen from $25.00 to about $47.00
per lb.; If it rises to $55.00 per lb. or higher,
the uranium mines nationwide that have been closed
since the late 1980s could re-open. Former
presidents Obama and Trump agree with President
Biden that there should now be a return to nuclear
power because it creates NO carbon emissions, and
it does NOT contribute in any way to global
warming. New Mexico's uranium reserves, if fully
developed, can supply the country's electrical power
for the next 250 years. Uranium from all other
states can extend the country's electrical power
even further into the future.
SAFE HANDLING OF ROCKS IS PRESENTED
ON SEVERAL WRITTEN HANDOUTS
(1) "Health Precautions to be Followed When Handling Uranium Ore"
(one page; written by the seller)
(2) "A Word about Safe Handling"
(one page; written by geologist book author Robert Lauf)
(3) "Unwrapping and Storing Your Uranium Rock Collection"
(one page; written by the seller)