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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

NM Hires International Company To Help with Uranium Cleanup


Associated Press
       SANTA FE — An international company has been contracted to help the state Mining and Minerals Division with the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines around New Mexico.
    The agency says Golder Associates will conduct field assessments of more than a dozen abandoned mines northwest of Grants to measure the extent of contamination so cleanup plans can be developed for the sites.
    The state will pay the company up to $300,000 for work that could extend over three years, according to Jodi Porter, a spokeswoman for the department.
    Bill Brancard, director of the Mining and Minerals Division, says abandoned uranium mines have left a legacy of dangerous mine openings and, in many cases, contaminated soil and water.
    Brancard says the project is an important step to reduce public exposure to the health and safety hazards associated with abandoned uranium mines.
    The state estimates there are more than 15,000 unreclaimed mine hazards scattered throughout New Mexico.

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