State environmental regulators will require owners of a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to apply for more stringent water protection permit that will likely allow additional oversight.
The Canyon Mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the only operational uranium mine near the park, though it hasn't yet produced ore as prices remain low.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has mandated Energy Fuels Resources seek an individual aquifer protection permit. It’ll consolidate other permits and data and focus on a storage pond used for groundwater that in recent years has flooded the mineshaft. Officials say heightened regulation of the facility will likely be part of the framework and they’re acting out of an abundance of caution...