Land Use Data for Latitude 35.75 Longitude -105.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Fort Union National Monument |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherSparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 89Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Luvisols
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Zinc | |
| Lithium | |
| Azure Mine (Underground) | Copper |
| Baker Gulch | Uranium |
| Black Nugget | Uranium |
| Conoco-Leatherwood-Reed No 1 Well | Uranium |
| El Porvenir District | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper |
| Good Hope Mine | Zinc |
| Guy's Nickel Claims | Nickel |
| Iron Hole Mine (Underground) | Lithium, Beryllium |
| Joe and Jenny Prospect | Copper |
| Joe Matt & Sam Adams Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc |
| Los Vigiles | Uranium |
| Lost Creek | Uranium |
| Marquez Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Martinez Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Materials Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mora Beryl Prospect | Beryllium |
| Pidlite Pegmatite (Surface-Underground) | Lithium |
| Porverir | Molybdenum, Copper |
| Quintana | Uranium |
| Rising Sun Mine (Underground) | Lithium |
| Santo Nino (Surface) | Molybdenum, Copper |
| Zummach Shaft (Underground) | Lithium |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
