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| Protest at Pinyon Plain uranium mine site in Grand Canyon. Photo by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Aug. 4, 2024 Protest at Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine in Grand Canyon on Sunday Photos by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Pinyon Plain uranium mine, inside the boundary of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument, is threatening the aquifer where Havasuapai get their life-sustaining water. Now, without notifying Native American Nations, two Energy Fuels radioactive uranium trucks drove across the Navajo Nation, past Hopi villages, to the uranium mill site on ancestral White Mesa Ute land in Utah. -- Censored News |
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| James Aqualla, Havasuapi, protest at Pinyon Plain uranium mine site. Photo by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Aug. 4, 2024 |
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| Protest at Pinyon Plain mine site. Photo by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Aug. 4, 2024 |
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| Protest at Pinyon Plain mine site in Grand Canyon. Photo by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Aug. 4, 2024 |
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| Protest at Pinyon Plain mine site in Grand Canyon. Photo by Blake McCord, Grand Canyon Trust, Censored News Aug. 4, 2024 |
Statement to Havasupai Tribal Members from the Havasupai Tribal Council
July 30, 2024
Energy Fuels Begins Hauling Ore from Pinyon Plain Mine to Utah Processing Mill
This morning, the Havasupai Tribal Council was informed by the U.S. Forest Service (the “Forest Service”) that Energy Fuels, Inc. (“EFI”) started hauling uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine to their processing mill in Blanding, Utah.
Originally, EFI agreed to provide the Forest Service with at least two weeks notice prior to hauling the ore. Instead, EFI provided no advanced notice and contacted the Forest Service after the haul trucks had already left the mine site.
EFI has shared that their hauling route will follow State Route 64 south to Interstate 40, then to US 89 through Flagstaff. EFI intends to utilize a route that will pass through the Navajo Nation, as described in the map below.
Since the mine’s reopening, the Navajo Nation has continuously opposed EFI hauling uranium through its reservation. This afternoon, the Tribal Council received information that the Navajo Nation President deployed the Navajo Nation Police to stop the trucks from entering the Navajo Nation. Unfortunately, the Navajo Nation Police were unable to stop trucks in time and EFI delivered the trucks filled with uranium to the processing mill in Utah.
At this time, the Tribal Council will issue a statement on behalf of our Tribe continuing to oppose the mine, condemning the owner’s bad faith actions, and supporting the Navajo Nation’s efforts to stop the haul trucks from entering its reservation.
Now although today’s news is frustrating to us, this is not the end of our fight against uranium mining. The Tribal Council and Uranium Committee will be discussing a plan of action in response to today’s events which may include a protest along the haul route.
The Tribal Council will continue to inform the community about any updates from the mine’s operation and their impacts here in Supai.
This morning, the Havasupai Tribal Council was informed by the U.S. Forest Service (the “Forest Service”) that Energy Fuels, Inc. (“EFI”) started hauling uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine to their processing mill in Blanding, Utah.
Originally, EFI agreed to provide the Forest Service with at least two weeks notice prior to hauling the ore. Instead, EFI provided no advanced notice and contacted the Forest Service after the haul trucks had already left the mine site.
EFI has shared that their hauling route will follow State Route 64 south to Interstate 40, then to US 89 through Flagstaff. EFI intends to utilize a route that will pass through the Navajo Nation, as described in the map below.
Since the mine’s reopening, the Navajo Nation has continuously opposed EFI hauling uranium through its reservation. This afternoon, the Tribal Council received information that the Navajo Nation President deployed the Navajo Nation Police to stop the trucks from entering the Navajo Nation. Unfortunately, the Navajo Nation Police were unable to stop trucks in time and EFI delivered the trucks filled with uranium to the processing mill in Utah.
At this time, the Tribal Council will issue a statement on behalf of our Tribe continuing to oppose the mine, condemning the owner’s bad faith actions, and supporting the Navajo Nation’s efforts to stop the haul trucks from entering its reservation.
Now although today’s news is frustrating to us, this is not the end of our fight against uranium mining. The Tribal Council and Uranium Committee will be discussing a plan of action in response to today’s events which may include a protest along the haul route.
The Tribal Council will continue to inform the community about any updates from the mine’s operation and their impacts here in Supai.
Series at Censored News
Navajo President Deploys Police to Halt Uranium Trucks
Two Uranium Trucks Reached Mill as Tribal Police Pursued
Navajo President Issues Executive Order to Halt Radioactive Trucks
Live in Cameron: Navajos Protest Uranium Trucks
Dine' in Cameron: No More Cancer! No More Death
Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine Protest in Grand Canyon on Sunday
Tó Nizhóní Ání at Red Butte: Solidarity in the Source of Power
Shut it Down! No Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon! Photos by Center for Biological Diversity
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Thank you for your continued coverage of this important issue! It's amazing what is still going on not just in this country, but in our state of Arizona.
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