The US Geological Survey has found another resource in West Texas: uranium.
The organization released findings earlier this week saying estimates show 40 million pounds of in-place uranium oxide had been discovered in the Souther High Plains of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
It occurs in a rock formation called “calcrete,” marking the first uranium-bearing calcrete deposit in the US, according to the findings.
In the findings, USGS officials say and area northwest of Big Spring has a calcrete uranium deposit as well as another area in Martin County near Ackerly.
“Texas is well-known for its energy potential, from petroleum to wind to uranium,” Walter Guidroz, program coordinator for the USGS, said in the findings. “In fact in 2015, we release another assessment of uranium in South Texas, where we estimated a mean of about five years of U.S. uranium needs.”
Read more on the USGS findings and see the full report here.
(Story from www.yourbasin.com)
