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Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining. Minerals Program Leads Uranium Mine by Counties. Paul Baker - San Juan, Garfield, Wayne, Emery Counties Leslie Heppler – Juab, Duchesne Counties Lynn Kunzler – Piute, Seiver Counties Tom Munson - Grand County. All Mines. Uranium Mines.
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Minerals Program LeadsUranium Mine by Counties • Paul Baker - San Juan, Garfield, Wayne, Emery Counties • Leslie Heppler – Juab, Duchesne Counties • Lynn Kunzler – Piute, Seiver Counties • Tom Munson - Grand County
All Mines Uranium Mines
PERMITTING • Exploration - Limited to 1 Year • 36 Active • 10 Inactive/Reclaimed • 23 Proposed • Small Mines – Less than 5 Acres • 4 Active • 3 Inactive/Reclaimed • 3 Proposed • Large Mines – Greater than 5 Acres • 5 Active • 5 Inactive/Reclaimed
OGM Challenges • Environmental & Safety Exploration Drilling—Dust, Drill Cuttings, Hole Plugging, Ground Water Contamination (Aquifers and Wells) Mining—Water Treatment, Waste and Ore Disposal, Portal Abandonment, Offsite Impacts • Regulation • Work Load