Mineral resources of the Rio Chama Wilderness Study Area, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Abstract

The Rio Chama Wilderness Study Area (NM-010-059), Rio Arriba County, N. Mex., has inferred subeconomic sand and gravel, limestone, and sandstone resources. The study area has moderate mineral resource potential for undiscovered limestone and gypsum resources in the subsurface; low mineral resource potential for undiscovered oil and gas, for undiscovered silver, manganese, tin, vanadium, zinc, uranium, and all other metals, and for clinoptilolite; and low resource potential for undiscovered geothermal energy.