Complexities of Decommissioning a Uranium Mill Site

摘要

Homestake Mining Company (HMC), through a variety of partnerships and joint venture associations, operated a uranium mill in Cibola County, New Mexico, beginning in 1958, and continuing through 1990. During operations, approximately 19.9 million metric tons (mt) [22 million tons] of ore was milled at the site, using a conventional alkaline leach process. Reclamation activities started in 1993.