Tallahassee Road winds through the South T-Bar Ranch where an Australian company hopes to mine uranium west of Cañon City. (Save Tallahassee CO Facebook group) About two dozen property owners in remote northwestern Fremont County neighborhoods are fighting an Australian company that wants to explore known uranium …
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project is located in southeastern Utah. This 480-acre site includes a former uranium-ore processing facility that operated under private ownership from 1956 …
Miles from the site of the 1979 Church Rock Mill spill, the largest nuclear disaster in U.S. history, uranium extraction operations could resume near the Navajo Nation.
This site provides information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo and Hopi lands and in other areas of Arizona and New Mexico, including health impacts, major …
Bannerman changes board, uranium mines primed for action. As the price of uranium surges upwards of US$100 per pound, mining companies have started repositioning themselves for intensified ...
Uranium is a naturally-occurring radioactive element that has been mined and used for its chemical properties for more than a thousand years. It is now primarily used as fuel for nuclear reactors that …
The unique geology of the region renders the Navajo Nation rich in uranium, a radioactive ore in high demand after the development of atomic power and weapons at the close of World War II in the 1940s. Approximately 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted during mining operations on or near the Navajo Nation from 1944 to 1989.
Residents of a community near Cañon City have fought Australian company Global Uranium and Enrichment's exploratory uranium drilling, but a Colorado mining board has allowed it to proceed.
By Klee Benally | @eelk Grand Canyon, AZ — On October 13, 2016, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) issued three controversial air quality permits for uranium mines near the Grand Canyon. The uranium mining will desecrate sacred sites and further contaminate communities that have already been plagued by decades …
The resurgence of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon amid a climate-focused transition to nuclear power reveals a complex intersection of economic, environmental, …
The Biden administration needs to protect communities and water supplies across the West from the dangers of uranium mining.
Decades after its uranium boom, an outdoor lover's haven now hosts cleanup crews working to bury the region's nuclear legacy for good.
The 2020-2029 Ten-Year Plan continues the effort of the previous Five-Year Plans and identifies the next steps in addressing the human health and environmental …
Bedford Metals has finalised an option agreement to acquire the Sheppard Lake Uranium Project, expanding its uranium exploration potential in Canada.
The Lukachukai Mountains Mining District site is located entirely on the Navajo Nation and consists of over a hundred waste piles scattered primarily in the Cove, Lukachukai, and Round Rock Chapters in northeast Arizona. Contamination in the site stems from prior uranium mining. The EPA received a letter from the former Navajo …
A mid soaring uranium prices and a national strategy to endorse nuclear energy, the top uranium-producing company in the United States has resumed operations at a mine south of Grand Canyon ...
Miles from the site of the 1979 Church Rock Mill spill, the largest nuclear disaster in U.S. history, uranium extraction operations could resume near the Navajo …
Uranium mining on Navajo lands ended in 1986, but the tribe is still suffering profound health effects. The government started cleanup only recently; many of the polluters have gone out of business.
EPA officials pledge to clean up old uranium mines at the first Navajo Superfund site. COVE — Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection …
Uranium is a vital mineral for Australia and the world, with applications in energy, medicine and industry. Learn more about the untapped potential of uranium, its environmental and social benefits, and how Australia leads the world in uranium resources and exports.
Identified risks to the unobligated uranium supply chain include (1) possible loss of domestic uranium mining capabilities and (2) possible challenges in re-starting the only facility in the United States for …
April 5, 2013. MARQUETTE – Testing by Rio Tinto and the Superior Watershed Partnership has confirmed the presence of uranium in water samples from the bottom of a rock storage area at the Eagle Mine, which exceeds the federal maximum concentration level for safe drinking water. The finding does not violate any state or federal regulatory ...
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining occurred mostly in the southwestern United States and drew many Native Americans and others into work in the mines and mills. Despite ...
The Movement Against Uranium Mining (MAUM), Campaign Against Nuclear Energy (CANE), and the Uranium Moratorium were just three of the many groups founded in opposition to uranium mining in Australia.
As we Diné know all too well, the uranium mining and milling that occurred in the Navajo Nation left a sad legacy. Many community members within the affected regions of our reservation have ...
Radioactive waste left in pools when the mining and refining is done. That's what uranium mining leaves behind: destruction and toxic waste. That's what could spoil Bears Ears National Monument if we don't take action to protect it today. The red rock formations and winding canyons of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah are …
Keeping uranium mining out of the Grand CanyonYou'd think the Grand Canyon — the homeland of at least 11 Native American tribes and the crown jewel of our national park system — would be protected from uranium contamination. Think again.Uranium mines and mining claims outside park boundaries threaten to pollute the most remarkable …
This site provides information about the progress of EPA's cleanup of abandoned uranium mines at Tronox, including health impacts, major enforcement and …
Back in 2018, a mine executive said that the mine would be viable if uranium prices climbed to $40-$50 per pound by 2019. As of October 2023, the price of uranium has climbed to $70 per pound, but so has the price of just about everything else, which likely means the mine's break-even point is much higher than it was back in 2018.
The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency and its Superfund Program, the Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation/Uranium Mill Tailings Remediation Action Department, the Navajo Nation Department of Health, the Navajo Nation Washington Office and the Navajo Nation Department of Justice shall work with …
Managing the uranium production cycle in a responsible manner involves a number of aspects: the exploration for, discovery of and assessment of resources; mining and processing; technology selection and testing; prefeasibility and feasibility studies; construction and operation of mining and processing facilities; and, finally, the …
