New Mexico Mining Museum

Area known for being rich in Uranium

This is a cool museum. Lots of artifacts. There is a simulated underground mine that you take an elevator down to. Once in the mine there are the tools and equipment that the miners used. It is self g...

Nice mining history

We were in Grants for the solar eclipse and stopped by this museum. I had called in advance to ask about RV parking, (which there is across the street), and was told they had switched to their winter...

Small Museum, but worth the stop if you have the time

Mostly a tour of what a uranium mine looked like - the area around Grants had several last century. But was a cool stop during a hot day between morning hikes in El Malpais and dinner in Gallup NM.

Worth a stop!

I took a group of university students here to understand the impacts of uranium in Navajo country. The museum was a pleasant surprise and very informative. The replica mine in the basement (which you ...

Gem

If you have an interest in mining, particularly uranium mining, spend a couple hours here. It's a gem well worth your effort. The highlight is an underground replica of a uranium mine shaft, which you...