By the #s: NM gives $20M more to reclaim uranium sites, as search continues for those responsible

State funding for remediating abandoned sites also sends a legal team to pore over yellowed articles of incorporation and old microfiche.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 2 days, 19 hours ago

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At least 350 abandoned uranium mine and mill sites still dot the New Mexico landscape, vestiges of a Cold War-era boom that spurred companies or individuals to dig for ore, predominately along a mineral-rich deposit near Grants.

Often, state officials say, those responsible left without a trace, apart from the environment-polluting and cancer-causing legacy left in their wake.

The $11.1 billion budget Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law last week includes …

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