EPA Unacceptability Notice to White Mesa Uranium Mill

On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency barred the White Mesa uranium mill in southeast Utah from accepting wastes from Superfund sites for processing and disposal. Read the letter ›

Read the EPA's unacceptability notice

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This map shows the risk of fatal accidents along the more than 300-mile transportation route from Canyon uranium mine (renamed Pinyon Plain Mine) near the Grand Canyon to the White Mesa uranium mill. Four of the five most dangerous sections along the route are on the Navajo Nation. See a photo gallery of the haul route, […]

This map shows active mining claims, including various uranium mines, inside the boundaries of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument The map was produced using data from the Bureau of Land Management and updated in June 2024.   Download a PDF of the map › Maps and graphs may be used for non-commercial purposes […]