After sitting dormant since the 1980s, the Pinyon Plain uranium mine began operating in January on the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, about seven miles south of the Grand Canyon.
A Nuclear Power Revival Is Sparking a Surge in Uranium Mining
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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens North America
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