The Pinyon Plain Mine is extracting uranium and shipping it via trucks to Utah, passing through indigenous communities in northern Arizona.
A Havasupai content creator is speaking out against mining operations near the Grand Canyon.Cree Watahomigie, also known as PlanetCree, made a TikTok in early August about her concerns with mining operations and its impacts on her community, the land and water.Since then, her TikTok video has been shared more than 13,000 times with 200,000 views. Cree was surprised to learn that many people weren't aware of mining operations so close to the Grand Canyon.
Learn more about the mining operations and the concerns of some people from the area about in the video player above. The new mining at Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon's South Rim entrance is happening within the boundaries of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukv National Monument which was designated in August of last year by President Joe Biden. The work was allowed to move forward since Energy Fuels Inc. had valid existing rights.
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