Navajo Nation: Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines

Factsheets: El Paso Natural Gas Mines

These factsheets contain information about El Paso Natural Gas Mines, 19 abandoned uranium mine claims generally located along the Little Colorado River or Highway 89 near Cameron, AZ.

 
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  • Western AUM Region Abandoned Uranium Mines (PDF)(1 pg, 341 K, 04/01/2016)
    Map showing Western AUM Region Abandoned Uranium Mines
  • Cameron Chapter Meeting Handout (PDF)(2 pp, 237 K, 06/10/2015)
    Handout from the Cameron Chapter meeting on El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG) planned work.
  • Dzil Libei Factsheet (PDF)(2 pp, 345 K, 11/10/2014)
    A fact sheet created for the Dzil Libei Elementary School, Cameron Chapter, explaining the history and dangers of uranium mines, as well as precautionary measures that should be taken around mining areas and water impacted by mining. The fact sheet includes a local interactive map for children.
  • Western AUM Region Factsheet (PDF)(3 pp, 649 K, July 19, 2016)
    There are more than 100 abandoned uranium mine claims located in the Western AUM Region and centered around the Cameron area.