Canyon Mine Aquifer Protection Permit

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued an aquifer protection permit for Canyon Mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine), a uranium mine that sits fewer than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon and near a sacred site of great importance to the Havasupai Tribe. Read the permit ›

ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit for Canyon Mine

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Related Resources

Letter addressed to Mr. Suess objecting to the Department of Interior’s expedited review of a mine plan modification for the Velvet-Wood uranium mine.

Comments on Velvet Wood Uranium Mine

The Grand Canyon Trust’s comments objecting to the Department of Interior’s expedited review of a mine plan modification for the Velvet-Wood uranium mine.

2024 Grand Canyon Monument Poll Memo

A December 2024 poll of 500 Arizona voters by public opinion research firm GQR found strong public support for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.