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Table I. (conL)
Quantity present Present disposition
COMMODITY under WIPP as a resource Reference
POTASSIUM SALTS
Langbeinite 351 million st"" Only ore of potash U.S. Geological
(as a resource) of economic Survey (I978a)
78 million 51'" importance present
(as reserves with
32$ in zones I_III)'
Sylvile 133.2 million 51"" Not considered of U.S. Geological
(as a resource) economic Survey (1978a)
54 million Sl u importance
(as reserves wilh
18% in zones I_III)'
Other references
Sandia National Laboratories (1983; 1978);
Environmental Evaluation Group (1983); U.S.
Department of Energy (1982; 1980); U.S.
Geological Survey (1978a; 1978b);
Agricultural and Industrial Minerals (1978);
U. S. Bureau of Mines (1977)
Sandia National Laboratories (1983; 1978);
Environmental Evaluation Group (1983); U.S.
Department of Energy (1982; 1980); U.S.
Geological Survey (1978a; 1978b);
Agricultural and Industrial Minerals (1978);
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1977)
SULFUR
Not considered
a resource
New Mexico Bureau
of Mines & Mineral
Resources (1978)
Sandia National Laboratories (1983; 1978)
U.S. Department of Energy (1980)
TAR SANDS
Not considered
a resource
New Mexico Bureau
of Mines & Mineral
Resources (1978)
Sandia National Laboratories (1983; 1978)
U.S. Department of Energy (1980)
URANIUM
Not considered
a resource
New Mexico Bureau
of Mines & Mineral
Resources (1978)
Sandia National Laboratories (1983; 1978)
U.S. Department of Energy (1980)
"Data from U. S. Geological Survey (I978b).
'Data prepared from information in U.S. Geological Survey (1978b). ­ ,
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