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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Alarm as first uranium mine in years opens near Grand Canyon

The Pinyon Mine in Arizona.
The Pinyon Mine in Arizona. Photograph: US Forest Service

A uranium mine in Arizona located just 7 miles south of the Grand Canyon national park has begun operations, one of the first in the US to open in eight years.

The opening of the Pinyon Plain mine comes as the US seeks to boost domestic production of the mineral needed for nuclear energy and accelerate divesting from fossil fuels.

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