Public comment opens for planned New Mexico uranium mine as firm pledges not to leave behind ‘mess’

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 569

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Leaders of a Colorado company seeking to open a uranium mine in New Mexico promised lawmakers at a recent legislative hearing that they won’t leave a “mess” behind if they are granted federal and state permits to extract the mineral over the course of two decades near Mount Taylor.

Energy Fuels, Inc. has sought for more than a decade to establish the Roca Honda Mine within the Cibola National Forest boundaries in McKinley County. …

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