New Mexico Uranium Mines - 2021

Uranium (Nuclear Minerals) / Exploration, Mining, Marketing, & Acquisitions

This is a list of conventional uranium mine development and exploration activities. Some of these projects may be part of or become in-situ leach (ISL) uranium recovery operations, also referred to as in situ recovery (ISR). In New Mexico ISLs are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. There are currently no operating uranium mines in New Mexico. There is exploratory drilling activity and plans to develop mines at old mine sites and proven ore bodies. At this time, there is no operating uranium mill in New Mexico to process the ore.

NEW MEXICO REGULATORY INFORMATION

• New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department

~ Mining and Minerals Division
~ Mining Act Reclamation Program (MARP)
~ MARP Exploration Permit Applications

• New Mexico Environment Department

~ Ground Water Quality Bureau
~ Mining and Environmental Compliance
~ Ground Water Pollution Prevention
~ Underground Injection Control Program
~ Air Quality Bureau

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• Map of Ambrosia Lake Projects

• Ambrosia Lake Exploration
McKinley County
Neutron Energy Inc.
(subsidiary of Trans America)
~ Projects Map
~ Ambrosia Lake Project Map
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application - 2006
~ Exploration Application - 2007
~ Exploration Permit

• Cebolleta Uranium Project
Laguna Mining District, Cibola County
Cibola Resources, LLC (joint venture)
Neutron Energy Corp. and
Uranium Energy Corp.
~ Project information
~ Technical Report

• Dalton Pass
Strathmore Minerals Corp. (joint venture)
Nu-Mex Uranium Corp.
~ Project information

• JJ No. 1 Mine
Sohio Western Mining Co.
Kennecott Energy Co. (Rio Tinto)
MARP Exploration Permits

• La Jara Mesa
Laramide Resources Ltd.
~ Project information
~ Technical Report
MARP Exploration Permits - permit approved

• La Jara Mesa Extension Project
Cibola County
Urex Energy Corp.
~ Project information
MARP Exploration Permits

• Laguna
Uranium Energy Corp.
~ Project Information

• Lily Exploration Project
Sandoval County
Uranium Company of New Mexico
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application
~ Exploration Permit

• Marquez
Juan Tofoya Property
Grants Mineral District
Neutron Energy Inc.
(Former Bokum Resources Corp. mill site)
(Former NRC Docket No. 40-8906)
~ Projects map

• Marquez Property
Strathmore Minerals Corp.
(Former Kerr McGee property)
~ Project information

• Mt. Taylor Mine Project
Rio Grande Resources

• Nose Rock
Strathmore Minerals Corp. (joint project)
Nu-Mex Uranium Resources Inc.
~ Project information

• Ram Claims
Church Rock Mining District
Strathmore Minerals Corp.

• Riley Exploration Project
Socorro County
Max Resources Corp.
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application
~ Exploration Permit

• Section 12 Exploration Project
McKinley County
Southwest Resources Inc.
MARP Exploration Permits
Exploration permit denied

• San Mateo Mesa Exploration Project
Uranium Energy Corp.
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application
~ Map

• Treeline II Exploration Project
Cibola and McKinley Counties
Western Energy Development Corp.
(Subsidiary of Western Uranium Corp.)
~ Project information
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application - permit denied

• Treeline III Exploration Project
McKinley County
Western Energy Development Corp.
(Subsidiary of Western Uranium Corp.)
MARP Exploration Permits
~ Exploration Application - permit denied

• West Ranch
Uranium Energy Corp.
~ Project Information

• Yeso Property
Rio Arriba County
Magnum Uranium Corp.
~ Project Information

Mission -

Uranium Watch works to educate and advocate for protection of public health and the environment from past, current, and future impacts of uranium mining, uranium milling, nuclear waste disposal at uranium mill sites, and other impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle. Uranium Watch is encouraging and facilitating public participation in state and federal regulatory decision-making processes related to the uranium industry.   

The Uranium Watch Web Site was developed to provide citizens with news, information, and resources about current and historic uranium mining and milling activities and issues.

History -

Uranium Watch was established in 2006 as a nonprofit under the fiscal umbrella of Living Rivers, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.   Living Rivers is an organization that advocates on behalf of the Colorado River Basin. Historically, most of the uranium milling operations were carried out adjacent to the Colorado River and its tributaries: Animas, Green, Dolores, Gunnison, San Juan, San Miguel, and Yampa Rivers. Living Rivers and the Program Director concluded that it was time to create a focused organization because of the tremendous need for an organization that can focus solely on the health, safety, and environmental issues associated with uranium mining and milling--the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle. The organization has emerged naturally from citizen involvement and concerns.

Sarah M. Fields, the Program Director of Uranium Watch, has been working for almost 10 years on issues related to the environmental impacts associated with current and historical uranium milling in Utah.