Uranium mine waste water: potential source of ground water in northwestern New Mexico
Open-File Report
77-625
By: W. L. Hiss
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Abstract
Substantial quantities of water are being pumped from the Morrison Formation of Late Jurassic age in uranium mines in the Grants mineral belt in northwestern New Mexico. The water often contains unacceptable amounts of dissolved uranium, radium, iron, and selenium and suspended solids, but with treatment it can be made suitable for municipal and industrial purposes. Water salvaged from current and projected mining operations constitutes the most readily available water in this otherwise water-deficient area.
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Hiss, W.L., 1977, Uranium mine waste water: potential source of ground water in northwestern New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-625, 10 leaves :ill., map ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr77625.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Uranium mine waste water: potential source of ground water in northwestern New Mexico |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-625 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr77625 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | 10 leaves :ill., map ;27 cm. |