by NMELC | Mar 20, 2018 | News, NMELC in the News
Environmentalists seek to halt return of Mount Taylor mine Santa Fe New Mexican The Associated Press March 19, 2018 GRANTS – Environmentalists are seeking to keep an idle uranium mine in western New Mexico from becoming active again, saying the designation will...
by NMELC | Feb 28, 2018 | News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Zombie Uranium Mine Begins to Stir Mining and Minerals Division Permit Violates State Mining Act SANTA FE, N.M. — The Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment (MASE) and Amigos Bravos filed a Petition for...
by NMELC | Jan 26, 2018 | News, NMELC in the News
The Law Center is not mentioned in this story, but the issue is central to our argument – which the Mining and Minerals Division and the Mining Commission refuse to allow us to make – that the Mt Taylor mine has no viable path to uranium production and...
by NMELC | Jan 4, 2018 | News, Press Releases
NEW MEXICO 3RD DISTRICT COURT UPHOLDS STATE ENGINEER, HILLSBORO RESIDENTS AND LADDER RANCH IN COPPER MINING WATER RIGHTS CASE In a victory for community residents, the New Mexico Third Judicial District Court dismissed almost 90% of the water rights claimed by the New...
by NMELC | Jan 4, 2018 | News, Press Releases
Amigos Bravos • Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2018 Mt. Taylor Mine “Return to Active” Permit Will Zombie Uranium Mine Continue to Avoid Cleanup? SANTA FE – On December 29, 2017 the New Mexico Mining and Minerals...
by NMELC | Dec 7, 2017 | News
Public Hearing on December 13th The Office of the State Engineer (OSE) has scheduled a hearing on two motions for summary judgment in regards to the Augustin Plains Ranch application to appropriate 54,000 acre feet per year of groundwater in the San Augustin Basin for...