Balancing Natural Resource Use and Extraction of Uranium and Other Elements in the Grand Canyon Region
Fact Sheet
2024-3003
Environmental Health Program
Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Links
- Document: Report (2.63 MB pdf) , HTML , XML
- Related Works:
- USGS General Information Product 239 - Contaminant exposure framework—Havasupai Perspective
- USGS General Information Product 240 - Conceptual risk framework—Havasupai Perspective
- USGS General Information Product 241 - Havasuw Baj Gwawg Gnavg
- USGS General Information Product 249 - Uranium mining, the Grand Canyon region, and the science of an ecosystem
- USGS Open-File Report 2023-1092 - Expanded conceptual risk framework for uranium mining in Grand Canyon watershed—Inclusion of the Havasupai Tribe perspective
- USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5025 - Hydrological, geological, and biological site characterization of breccia pipe uranium deposits in Northern Arizona
- USGS web page - Informing future decision-making on uranium mining—A coordinated approach to monitor and assess potential environmental impacts from uranium exploration and mining on federal lands in the Grand Canyon region, Arizona, updated March 2014
- Data Releases:
- USGS data release - Breccia pipe uranium mine bird survey data, Grand Canyon region, 2014-2015
- USGS data release - Biogeochemical data of water, sediments, periphyton, and macroinvertebrates collected from springs in and near Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (ver. 4.0, October 2022)
- USGS data release - Geochemical and X-ray diffraction analyses of drill core samples from the Canyon uranium-copper deposit, a solution-collapse breccia pipe, Grand Canyon area, Coconino County, Arizona
- USGS data release - Vegetation cover and composition data in environments surrounding uranium mines in the Grand Canyon ecosystem, USA
- USGS data release - Geochemical and mineralogical analyses of uranium ores from the Hack II and Pigeon deposits, solution-collapse breccia pipes, Grand Canyon region, Mohave and Coconino Counties, Arizona, USA
- USGS data release - Mineralogical analyses of drill core samples from the Canyon uranium-copper deposit, a solution-collapse breccia pipe, Grand Canyon area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
- USGS data release - Surface materials data from breccia-pipe uranium mine and reference sites, Arizona, USA
- NGMDB Index Page: National Geologic Map Database Index Page (html)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
The Grand Canyon region is an important natural, cultural, and archeological resource known worldwide. The region contains uranium resources that could be used to generate electricity. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, is conducting studies to answer questions about the environmental effects of mining uranium and other associated elements in the region.
Suggested Citation
Walton-Day, K., Siebers, B.J., Hinck, J.E., Campbell, K.M., Croteau, M.-N., 2024, Balancing natural resource use and extraction of uranium and other elements in the Grand Canyon region: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024–3003, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243003.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
Study Area
Table of Contents
- Why the Grand Canyon?
- What are breccia pipes?
- What are the effects of uranium mining?
- What have we learned about how mining affects resources that humans use?
- What questions remain?
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Balancing natural resource use and extraction of uranium and other elements in the Grand Canyon region |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2024-3003 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20243003 |
| Publication Date | June 03, 2024 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Colorado Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center |
| Description | Report: 6 p.; 7 Data Releases |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Other Geospatial | Grand Canyon Region |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |