November/December 2008 Southwest Hydrology: Uranium Mining

Well, it's back. What, you say? Uranium mining. The current issue of Southwest Hydrology has devoted its last 2008 issue to this topic.

Here's the blurb:

Groundwater was involved in the formation of many large uranium ore deposits, and increasingly groundwater (fortified with other compounds) is being used to mine them using in-situ leaching methods. Uranium mining in the 20th century left a legacy of surface water and groundwater contamination that is still being dealt with today. Water quality standards for uranium were not enacted until after mining began, which means insufficient or no background data were collected to serve as baseline remediation goals. Love it or hate it (there doesn’t appear to be a middle ground), uranium mining is on the increase in the Southwest.

As always you can download the whole issue or individual chapters free of charge.

And don't forget all the other departments besides these featured ones:

Western Uranium Development: The Next Boom?

Uranium Geology of the West

Groundwater Remediation from Uranium Mining in New Mexico

Finding Benchmarks at Uranium Mine Sites

DOE Remediation of Uranium Mills: A Progress Report

In-Situ Recovery of Uranium

Well-Field Mechanics for In-Situ Uranium Mining

"Earth first. We'll mine the other planets later." -- bumper sticker seen throughout the Western USA