Mt. Taylor Mine is now owned by Rio Grande Resources Corporation (RGR), a subsidiary of General Atomics Corporation. The mine was operated by Gulf Mineral Resource Company from 1980- 1985 and by Chevron Resources Company from 1985-1990, before the mine ceased production altogether. RGR has now requested a Standby – Return to Operations Permit. Mine owners have requested 3 Standby periods since the […]

MASE Comments on the Renewal and Modification of Discharge Permit DP-61; Rio Grande Resources Corporation RGRC’s 1995 Discharge Permit-61 Has Expired Draft DP-61 has been improperly characterized as a renewal and modification, despite the fact that the permit was last renewed in 1995. The regulatory summary for DP-61 states that the permit has been in timely renewal since […]

Mt Taylor is a Zombie mine – it is not operating and it is not being cleaned up. • Mine operated for only 8 years and stopped in 1990. • Mine has neither produced uranium nor reclaimed since then. • NM Mining and Minerals Division must consider the fact that the only economically viable activity at […]

Mt. Taylor Mine was operated by Gulf Mineral Resource Company from 1980-1985 and by Chevron Resources Company from 1985-1990, before the mine ceased production altogether. The mine is now owned by Rio Grande Resources Corporation (RGR), a subsidiary of General Atomics Corporation. Mine owners have requested 3 stand-by periods since the New Mexico Mining Act […]

To be delivered to: Joe Norrell, Acting Forest Supervisor, U.S. Forest Service PETITION STATEMENT: I urge you to protect New Mexico’s environment and public health by opposing the Roca Honda uranium mine on Mt. Taylor. Please choose the “No Action” Alternative in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. PETITION BACKGROUND:For the first time in 30 years, […]