Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon Region

Read the “Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon Region” report, prepared by Amber Reimondo, which details why northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon region benefit more from tourism and outdoor recreation than from uranium mining.

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Related Resources

Line graph showing average arsenic levels (2017–2025) at Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine wells, with some readings exceeding EPA’s safe drinking water limit. Inset map marks well locations.
Rising arsenic levels in monitoring wells at Pinyon Plain uranium mine raise concerns about possible contamination of groundwater in the Grand Canyon region.
A small clearing with uranium mine buildings is surrounded by dense forest, with a distant Grand Canyon on the horizon under a clear sky.
Opponents of Pinyon Plain Mine have a right to protest under the First Amendment, and the Grand Canyon Trust fully supports anyone who chooses to lawfully exercise that right.