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Groups Ask for Hearing on Mt Taylor Permit
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 allow...
Law Center Files Petition for Review of Mt Taylor Permit
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...
Can Uranium Be Great Again?
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 should shut...
Court Upholds State Engineer, Hillsboro Residents in Water Rights Case
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...
Mining & Minerals Division Issues Mt Taylor “Active” Permit
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...