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Central Abandoned Uranium Mine Region: Fact Sheet

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Fact sheet with information about the status of the Central Abandoned Uranium Mine Region (AUM). The Central AUM Region includes the following Chapters: Black Mesa, Chilchinbeto, Chinle, Many Farms, Rough Rock, Tachee-Blue Gap, and Tselani-Cottonwood.

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  • EPA Fact Sheet: Central Abandoned Uranium Mine Region (AUM) (pdf) (2.04 MB, November 2020)
    Fact sheet with information about the status of the Central Abandoned Uranium Mine Region (AUM). The Central AUM Region includes the following Chapters: Black Mesa, Chilchinbeto, Chinle, Many Farms, Rough Rock, Tachee-Blue Gap, and Tselani-Cottonwood.

Navajo Nation: Cleaning Up Abandoned Uranium Mines

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