Northern Abandoned Uranium Mine Region: Fact Sheets

Fact sheets related to the Northern Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Region, which has 229 abandoned uranium mine claims. Of these 229 mines, funds are available to begin the cleanup process at 121 mines, approximately 53% of the mines in the Northern AUM Region.  This includes mines from the following settlement agreements: Tronox Mines, Trust Mines, and Cyprus Amax and Western Nuclear Mines.

• EPA Fact Sheet: Northern Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Region (pdf) (1.39 MB, November 2022)
  Fact sheet with information about the status of the Northern Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Region. The Northern AUM Region includes the following Chapters: Aneth, Beclabito, Cove, Lukachukai, Red Mesa, Red Valley, Round Rock, Sanostee, Shiprock, Teecnospos, and Tolikan.
• Community Involvement Plan: District 9 Grazing Area (pdf) (7.68 MB, October 2021)
  This Community Involvement Plan (CIP) is a guide for community members and EPA to ensure that information sharing and dialogue regarding EPA’s activities in the Tolikan, Teecnospos, Red Mesa and Mexican Water Chapters are participatory and meaningful. This CIP outlines specific outreach activities to address community concerns and to meet goals.
• Fact Sheet: Tse Tah Area Mines Updates (pdf) (5.18 MB, November 2020)
  EPA Fact Sheet with information about the settlement agreements and AUM assessment and cleanup progress of the Tse Tah area in the Northern AUM Region, including the following chapters:Tolikan, Teecnospos, Red Mesa, and Mexican Water.