Uranium Mining - Grand Canyon Trust
Uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park began in the 1950s at Orphan Mine, just two miles from Grand Canyon Village. At least eight uranium mines have operated near the park, including the active Canyon Mine (now renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) that threatens springs inside the Grand Canyon.
Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices ...
Mar 30, 2024 · The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. The work is unfolding as global instability and …
What Happens to Uranium Mining in the New Grand Canyon …
In the Grand Canyon region, only one mine of the nearly 600 preexisting mining claims has been given this exempt status by the federal government — that’s Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine by the operator, Energy Fuels Resources).
Uranium Mine Threatens Grand Canyon Region
Pinyon Plain Mine: A Long-term Threat to the Grand Canyon. As uranium mining continues, communities along the haul route in Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, and in Utah face trucks laden with uranium ore. Is your town along the way? BY AMBER REIMONDO.
Biden to Designate Monument Near Grand Canyon, Preventing Uranium Mining
Aug 7, 2023 · President Biden will designate nearly a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon as a new national monument on Tuesday to protect the area from uranium mining, administration officials...
Uranium mine may pose threat to Grand Canyon drinking water
Aug 15, 2024 · Some of the highest grade uranium in the United States is contained within rock deposits in the Grand Canyon region. For decades, local tribes and environmental groups have fought proposals to mine uranium, arguing that it puts key sources of drinking water at risk.
The Navajo Nation is raising concerns about mining near the Grand Canyon
Aug 24, 2024 · The re-opening of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon has the Navajo Nation, and now Arizona's attorney general, questioning its safety.
Joe Biden’s new monument near the Grand Canyon stops some …
Aug 8, 2023 · The Biden administration seeks to protect nearly 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon where there are uranium deposits amid tribal nations’ cultural and sacred sites.
America’s next uranium mining rush is here - The Verge
Jan 16, 2024 · America’s next uranium mining rush is here — and it’s starting at the Grand Canyon. After years of opposition from the Havasupai Tribe and environmental advocates, a contested mine near the Grand...
Navajo, Arizona attorney general question safety of newly ... - NPR
Aug 24, 2024 · FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Uranium mining in the U.S. is picking up after the nuclear fuel’s price hit a 16-year high earlier this year. But now that a mine near the Grand Canyon is producing...
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