# Paddy Martinez

> Patricio "Paddy" Martinez was an American prospector and sheepherder who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa in the San Juan Basin near Grants, New Mexico, in 1950. 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 contained 60% of the known uranium resources in the United States, valued at over $25 billion.

*American prospector*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1881
- **Died:** 1969
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Patricio "Paddy" Martinez was an American prospector and sheepherder who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa in the San Juan Basin near Grants, New Mexico, in 1950. 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 contained 60% of the known uranium resources in the United States, valued at over $25 billion.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.0
- **Momentum:** 0.1

## Sources
- [Paddy Martinez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Martinez)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7123527)

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