From the turquoise mines in Cerrillos a thousand years ago, to the mining of uranium in Eunice in our own time, minerals have remained the state’s richest natural resource. New Mexico is one of the U.S. leaders in the output of uranium and potassium salts; petroleum, natural gas, coal, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, and molybdenum also contribute heavily to the state’s income.
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