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On Sept. 1, 2009, pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) and Arizona Revised Statutes the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued Air Quality Permit 46700 for the Arizona I Mine and Discharge Authorizations for the 3.04 General Aquifer Protection Permits (APP) 100300 for the Pinenut Mine and APP 100333 for Canyon Mine to Denison Mines (USA) Corp. The Arizona I, Pinenut and Canyon mines are all underground uranium mines. The Arizona I Mine and the Pinenut Mine are located approximately 35 miles south of the town of Fredonia and the Canyon Mine is located approximately 7 miles south of Tusayan. The public notice documents, final permits and supporting documents are below.
Public Notice Documents
Final Permit Documents
When operational, the Arizona I mine is expected to extract 109,500 tons per year (tpy) of uranium ore. The extracted uranium ore is removed via haul trucks and transported for further processing at a mill in Blanding, Utah.
With the issuance of the air quality permit for the Arizona I Mine, Denison Mines has all the necessary environmental permits to begin operations.
The Canyon and Pinenut Mines both will require Air Quality and will likely require additional Aquifer Protection Permits before they will be allowed to operate.
The Department received air quality permit applications for the Pinenut Mine on January 6, 2010, the Canyon Mine on May 3, 2010, and the EZ Mine on June 16, 2010. These permit applications may be viewed at the links below.
The Department has also received the Aquifer Protection Permit application for the EZ Mine. This application may be viewed at the link below.
For more information, please contact:
Trevor Baggiore, Manager
ADEQ Air Quality Permits Section
(602) 771-2321 or, toll free, at (800) 234-5677
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