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In late 2016, miners at Canyon Mine (subsequently renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) near Grand Canyon National Park pierced groundwater and water began rushing into the mine shaft. Since then, more than 66 million gallons of water containing high levels of heavy metals including uranium, arsenic, and lead have been pumped out of the mine into […]
On May 20, 2024, the Grand Canyon Trust submitted comments on the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s proposed rulemaking to update aquifer water-quality standards that are out of compliance with Arizona law. As of that date, the state of Arizona had no aquifer water quality standard for uranium, for example. The Trust urged state regulators, […]
Learn about the history of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and the extra protections that Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument brings to the region. Download the lesson plan › Download the PDF ›
Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) started extracting uranium ore near the Grand Canyon in January 2024, nearly four decades after the mine, which now lies inside the boundaries of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument first broke ground. Read the Havasupai Tribe’s statement opposing the mining company’s actions › […]
Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. will start ventilation at Canyon Mine (now Pinyon Plain Mine) between December 3, 2023 and January 2, 2024. Ventilation is required for miners to work underground. Read the notice › Download the PDF ›
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