Quivira Mines: Fact Sheets

Fact sheets related to the Northeast Church Rock Quivira Mine Site.

• Fact Sheet: Quivira Mines Site Recommended Cleanup Alternative (pdf) (4.66 MB, March 2024)
  This fact sheet details the recommended alternative and haul route in the Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis (EE/CA) for the Quivira Mines Site, detailed site information, risk assessment, development of cleanup alternatives, evaluation and comparison of cleanup alternatives, community participation, next steps and where to find further information.
• Fact Sheet: Quivira Mines Site Recommended Cleanup Alternative (Overview) (pdf) (1.52 MB, March 2024)
  This fact sheet provides a summary of the cleanup process for the Quivira Mines site including information related to the recommended cleanup alternative of disposal at the Red Rocks Facility and a map of the recommended haul route.
• Presentation by EPA and Navajo Nation EPA on Quivira Mines and Section 32/33 Mines Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (pdf) (3.32 MB, March 23, 2024)
  Overview of the recommended cleanup alternative for Quivira and Section 32/33 Mines presented March 23, 2024.
• Presentation by the State of New Mexico Environment Department (pdf) (3.9 MB, March 23, 2024)
  Overview of the New Mexico groundwater discharge permitting process, March 23, 2024.
• Presentation by the State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (pdf) (139.55 KB, March 23, 2024)
  Overview of the Mining and Minerals Division State permitting process, March 23, 2024.
• Proposed Red Rocks Disposal Facility: Design, Operations, and Closure (video)
• Public Meeting Flyer: Recommended Cleanup Alternative for Quivira and Section 32/33 Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Sites (pdf) (1.12 MB, March 2024)
  Flyer with information about the March 23, 2024, public meeting to hear and comment on the recommended cleanup alternative for Quivira and Section 32/33 Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) sites.
• EPA Fact Sheet: Kerr-McGee Quivira Mines Site Update (pdf) (448.66 KB, January 2024)
  This fact sheet describes the most recent progress on the Quivira Mine cleanup, including next steps to hold public meetings and a public comment period to identify a preferred cleanup alternative.
• EPA Fact Sheet: Quivira Mine Site Red Rock Disposal Facility Alternative (pdf) (1.54 MB, May 2023)
  This fact sheet describes the Red Rock Facility alternative for the Quivira Mine Site cleanup.
• EPA Fact Sheet: Quivira Mine On-Site Cleanup Alternative (pdf) (4.93 MB, February 2023)
  This fact sheet describes the on-site disposal alternative for the Quivira Mine Site cleanup.