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Article: STATE AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CLEAN UP OF ABANDONED URANIUM MINES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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The New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources issued the following news release:
The Mining and Minerals Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department has awarded a contract to Golder Associates to initiate cleanup work at abandoned uranium mines in New Mexico. This project will involve a field assessment of over a dozen abandoned uranium mines northwest of Grants followed by the development and implementation of plans for the cleanup of these sites.
"Abandoned uranium mines in New Mexico, dating back to the 1950s, have left a legacy of dangerous mine openings and, in many cases, contaminated soils and water," stated Bill Brancard, Director of the ...