Roca Honda Mine
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Grants, New Mexico, United States
Source: Source New Mexico
The Roca Honda Mine in McKinley County, owned by Energy Fuels, is a "wet" uranium mine where uranium ore lies under the water table. The project involves pumping water out of a 2,000-foot-deep mineshaft at a rate of 2,000 to 4,500 gallons per minute, treating the water to drinking water standards, and discharging it via a 10-mile pipeline to the Rio San Jose. The company requires various federal a
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear
- Location
- Grants, New Mexico, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Source New Mexico
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Status
Original status | under permitting process |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Roca Honda Mine in McKinley County, owned by Energy Fuels, is a "wet" uranium mine where uranium ore lies under the water table. The project involves pumping water out of a 2,000-foot-deep mineshaft at a rate of 2,000 to 4,500 gallons per minute, treating the water to drinking water standards, and discharging it via a 10-mile pipeline to the Rio San Jose. The company requires various federal and state approvals, including a federal discharge permit. |
Original sector | Mining |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New Mexico |
City | Grants |
Source
Source | Source New Mexico |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear |
Article published date | 2025-09-15 |
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