May 14, 2008
Cortez Journal
More than 6,500 new uranium claims were filed on Dolores district public lands last year as prospectors and corporations reacted to a sharp increase in the mineral's prices.
The claims are located on U.S. Bureau of Land Management property administered by the Dolores Public Lands office, primarily in northwest Dolores and southwest San Miguel counties.
In Dolores County, uranium claims rose from 396 in 2006 to 5,399 in 2007, the latest year for which data is available. In San Miguel County, claims were at 1,119 in 2006 and 2,633 in 2007.Continued...
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