Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The relationship between uranium mining and the Navajo people began in 1944 in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. In the 1950s, the Navajo Nation was situated directly in the uranium mining belt that experienced a boom in production, and many residents found work in the mines.
Active uranium mining stopped in New Mexico in 1998, although Rio Algom continued to recover uranium dissolved in water from its flooded underground mine workings at Ambrosia Lake until 2002. [9] As of (April 7, 2014), there were twelve uranium mines that are either in the process of licensing or actively developing in New Mexico. [10]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Radiation sign at Ambrosia Lake uranium mining area, New Mexico. By 1982, approximately 111 acres (0.4 km 2 ) of radioactive tailings were left from almost 25 years of uranium extraction. Wind and rain spread the material over an area of 230 acres (0.9 km 2 ).
That's according to a New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions report, which shows last month's unemployment rate in New Mexico stood at 4.1%. The report said 12,500 jobs were added between ...
U.S. unemployment claims remained the same at 208,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. New Hampshire saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 103.7%.
The Navajo Mine is a surface coal mine owned and operated by Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) in New Mexico, United States, within the Navajo Nation. The mine is about 20.5 miles (33 km) southwest of Farmington, New Mexico. The Navajo Mine Railroad has 13.8 miles (22.2 km) of track between the Four Corners Generating Station and Navajo ...
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in New Mexico last week compared with the week prior.