Patricio "Paddy" Martinez (1881– August 26, 1969)[1] was an American prospector and shepherd who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa in the San Juan Basin near Grants, New Mexico, in 1950.[2] This was the first discovery in the Grants Uranium District, and led to a uranium boom that lasted almost 30 years. The San Juan Basin yielded 60% of the uranium in the United States, valued at over $25 billion.[3]
- ^ "Deaths elsewhere— Man who sparked rush for uranium", Miami News, August 26, 1969, p2
- ^ Voyles, Tracy Brynne (2015). Wastelanding Legacies of Uranium Mining in Navajo Country. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452944494. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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