Unlike strip mines, the Pinyon Plain mine’s surface impact is only 14 acres. The geological formation containing the uranium ore body, called a “breccia pipe,” is about 250 feet in diameter and ...
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren threatened to stop trucks carrying uranium ore across the tribe’s reservation Tuesday, saying “the lack of notification” about the trip showed “blatant disregard for ...
“Energy Fuels has an exceptional reputation for safety and compliance with all state and federal regulations in all areas of our operations, including the transport of natural uranium ore on public ...
: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: In this story, we incorrectly say that the Energy Fuels uranium mill in Utah has not processed domestically mined uranium ore in decades. The company says it processed ...
The end of World War II brought the Four Corners a uranium boom. Eight decades later, yellowcake may be making a comeback, but the deadly effects of radioactivity seem to be forgotten. In the 1950s ...
The U.S. wants to quadruple nuclear power generation. Is fewer than two years of nuclear fuel worth sacrificing the Grand Canyon region?
A mining company plans to begin hauling uranium extracted from a mine near the Grand Canyon to a processing mill in Utah within the next three to six months, despite opposition from Indigenous ...
For the first time in decades, the U.S. will resume processing uranium ore. The Navajo Nation and others along uranium ore transport routes worry about the health risks. Sponsor Message : ...