Uranium Mining, the Grand Canyon Region, and the Science of an Ecosystem

General Information Product 249
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Abstract

Illustration of U.S. Geological Survey science at breccia pipe mines in the Grand Canyon region. The upper left portion shows a cross section of a breccia pipe and rock layers (far upper left) in a panoramic view of the Grand Canyon with upper right depicting rock pinnacles the Havasupai Tribe call Wi’i Gileeva. The right portion depicts a spring. The Colorado River bisects the illustration. A typical breccia pipe uranium mine site is shown in the lower left. Local plant and animal species studied are also included.

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Siebers, B.J., 2025, Uranium mining, the Grand Canyon region, and the science of an ecosystem: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 249, https://doi.org/10.3133/gip249.

ISSN: 2332-354X (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Uranium mining, the Grand Canyon region, and the science of an ecosystem
Series title General Information Product
Series number 249
DOI 10.3133/gip249
Year Published 2025
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Description 1 p.
Country United States
State Arizona
Other Geospatial Grand Canyon region
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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