Stephen Buggie, Bonanza seller; Gallup NM 87301
MEDIUM BAG OF SMALL URANIUM ROCKS
3.5 OZ. WEIGHT
$12.00 Plus $9.80 Shipping
NATURAL URANIUM ROCKS
3.5 OZ. SEALED MEDIUM POLY BAG
Most of these rocks are from Jurassic Canyon, NM:
Richest Surface-Level Uranium Field in the USA;
A few rocks may also be from Uravan CO
or from Lisbon Valley UT.
I collected these rocks on several recent
prospecting,trips, during June and July 2021. These
rocks are too small to sell individually, so they are
gathered as a small group, totalling 3.5 oz. weight.
The rocks are a random mixture of these enriched
mineral types: Jurassic Todilto Limestone
(JTL), Carnotite, Coffinite, Tyuyamunite, and
Uraninite. I will enclose a geology journal article
that declares Jurassic Canyon NM to be the main
worldwide source for JTL uranium rocks. What
makes this especially interesting is that the JTL
rock is the type most likely to contain radioactive
fossils of dinosaurs. Several states have locations
with ancient dinosaur fossils (e.g., Oregon's John
Day State Park, or Colorado's Dinosaur National
Monument), but only two locations have numerous
radioactive dinosaur fossils: Jurassic Canyon NM,
and sites near Price Utah's Dinosaur Museum.
WHY THE CHANGE FROM THE
2.5 OZ $9.00 SMALL BAGS?
The small bags: 2.5 oz of rocks for $9.00
plus shipping, will still be offered! Both
sizes will be available. The two clear poly
bags can hold this slightly larger weight of
rocks (3.5 oz. instead of 2.5 oz.), and yet
postage cost for mailing will remain constant
for the two size-choices. Radiation levels will
be similar: 10,000. CPM minimum, in the same
way, for the two size-choices. Adding the
3.5 oz. size enables me to include larger rocks
than what was possible previously for the smaller
2.5 oz. weight alternative.
THIS CHANGE IS NOT
PRICE-INFLATION!
Do the calculations, to show that the rocks'
price-per ounce has NOT shown price-inflation,
in any way. In the old packaging of 2.5 oz.,
the price-per-ounce remains unchanged @
$3.60 per ounce. These new larger packages
of 3.5 oz. for $12.00, cost merely $3.43 per
ounce, a very slight DECLINE in price!
The radioactive response varies from package
to package; the minimum response is 10,000.
CPM, when measured with a standard pancake
probe such as Ludlum's Model 44-9 probe.
The buyer CANNOT state, "Send me only
rock bags with high-level response, above
40,000. CPM." These are bags of rock
samples only; to specify a high response
rate, then the buyer must choose a high-
level single rock. These rock-bags will be
wrapped in brown paper, so the response-
rate will NOT be known prior to its
mailing to the buyer.
NOTE that uranium, whether in a single-
rock form or as a collection of rock-
pebbles, CANNOT be shipped to any
foreign country. This even applies to
Canada, a neighboring country that has
far more uranium reserves underground,
than is true for the USA.
SEALED CLEAR DOUBLE POLY BAG
These rocks must be left sealed inside their clear
container: Two thick zip-lock bags, one inside the
other. DO NOT OPEN; the rocks' radioactivity can
be measured safely through the double-thick clear
poly bag. The rock varieties differ from others, but
each bag's highest measured activity level is 10,000
cpm or more, when measured with a sensitive pancake probe.
The empty two clear poly bags, combined, weigh
about 0.4 oz. The 3.5 oz.weight is for the bare
rocks only; I weigh the rocks on my digital scale,
prior to moving the rocks to the smaller inner bag.
ALL FEDERAL REGULATIONS
ABOUT URANIUM
ROCKS ARE CORRECTLY OBEYED
(1) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM):
Collection of rocks is okay for rockhound
hobbyists; ATV vehicles are not allowed; daily
limit on weight of collected rocks permitted.
(2) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC):
No manufacturing from rocks allowed without NRC
advance license; correct labeling; medical heath
safety statement.
(3) U.S. POST OFFICE (USPS): Double-box
packaging of mailed rocks; metal shielding of
uranium rocks; no exports allowed to any
foreign countries.
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 Ph.D. geologist / book author Robert Lauf)
(3) "Unwrapping and Storing Your Uranium Rock
Collection" (one page; written by the seller)
(4) "Small Bag of Mixed Uranium Rocks" (half-page;
written by the seller; November 2022)
(5) " Jurassic Todilto Limestone: The NM Canyon's
Very Unique Uranium Mineral" (two pages; written
by the seller, July 2022)
(6) "What Are the Standards and Regulations for
Uranium Exposure?" (two pages; compiled by the
Federal OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health
Administration) and the Federal EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency), 2009)
POLY BAGS ARE SELECTED
RANDOMLY PRIOR TO MAILING
These poly bags vary in their activity levels, but
buyers cannot choose a preferred activity level:
medium or upper. Each bag is wrapped in brown
paper before it is sold, so its specific activity level
is unknown. Its activity level will be at some random
level, 10,000 cpm or higher, with level measured by a
standard pancake probe.
SHIPPING
Shipping is only allowed within the USA, NOT to any
foreign country, because of USPS postal rules. If
you buy several poly bags, you may be charged
extra postage cost on each bag, but I will REFUND
to the buyer's PayPal account any overpayment on
the combined package. The postage cost partial-
refund will be done soon after the package has
been mailed.
SUGGESTION TO URANIUM
ROCK HOUNDS: JOIN ME SOON
TO COLLECT MORE ROCKS!
The underground mines at Jurassic
Canyon closed during the late 1980s,
because nuclear power had become
unpopular at that time. But today,
nuclear power has restored its
popularity among environmentalists,
mainly because it has NO carbon
content and it contributes nothing
to global warming. The underground
mining will resurrect, if/when the
world price of uranium reaches
$65.00 per lb. Currently, that
price is rising, and is approx.
$58.00. The whole town of Grants
NM is eager to see the return of
local prosperity when the mines are
re-opened again!
But uranium "rockhounds" should
arrange with me soon, to join me for
uranium rock-collecting; when the
mines re-open, eight-ft fences around them will keep "rockhounds"
like me away from the best
rock-collecting sites! It has
now been two full years since I
have been out there collecting rocks
with visitors; join me now! My first
14 of 35 trips to Jurassic Canyon
were done alone, but that is risky
because the uranium field is inhabited
by a few rattlesnakes; I fear that,
if I collect rocks alone and get a
snake bite, I might not be able to
drive the car 22 miles to the hospital
in Grants. I need a companion when
collecting the rocks! On the last day
of a 3-5 day outing, I divide the
found rocks with the guest, 50-50
so we each get the same weight of
found rocks, at the end. If any
found rocks are radioactive dinosaur
fossils, those too are shared 50-50.
Arrange your rock-collecting visit!