Science for Decision Making on Uranium Mining in Arizona

Arizona 1 Mine Photo Gallery

  •  Dust blurring the viw, blowing from right to left from fence of mine site to land outside mine site. Sage brush vegetation and 2 gallon spray watering can in vies.

    Dust blowing from right go left off of Arizona 1 mine site onto land north of the site. Fence marks boundary between mine on the left and range land. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

  •  Grey clouds and a rain curtain in the distance over a desert shrub landscape

    Thunderstorm approaching Arizona 1 Mine. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Two mounds of loose dirt and rock in foreground; containment pond with liner in background

    Containment pond at Arizona 1, July 2015. Waste rock piles are in the background. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Desert shrub, some deadfall and cedar trees along the perimeter

    Small mammal trapping area at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Disturbed earth below a cactus

    Burrow activity outside the fenced perimeter at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  View of the edge of the containment pond and liner, some spare vegetation within the pond

    Containment pond with some emergent vegetation at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Four birds standing on the liner at the edge of the containment pond water

    Cinnamon teals along the containment pond liner at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Oblique view of containment pond, mine building and structures in the background

    Containment pond. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Closeup of seated toad; prominant eyes, clear detail on grey and orange markings.   Toad has a light dusting of sand.

    Mexican spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata).

  •  Acoustic sampling equipment on a tall tripod facing camera; hillside with short desert shrubs in the background

    Acoustic sampler. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

Biology

  •  Installing bat acoustic monitor

    USGS scientists Ernie Valdez and Greg Linder installing a bat acoustic monitor. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Placing gopher trap

    Bethel College researchers placing a gopher trap near a passive dust sampler. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

Dust

  •  Scientist walking carrying 5 gallon bucket across sage brush plane.  Mine site with head frame and some buildings is in the background with dust plume blowing across and past mine site.

    USGS scientist during soil sampling with dust plume blowing across the Arizona 1 mine in the background. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

  •  Dust blowing over sage brush landscape with blue sky above.  Single tire track of two track road and 2 gallon water sprayer shown for scale in the foreground.

    Dust blowing off Arizona 1 Mine, not pictured to the right, onto range land on the left. Single track of two track road and water sprayer for scale. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U. S. Geological Survey .

Fossils

  •  Fossil feature 3

    Fossil feature around Arizona 1 mine. April 2018. Photo credit: Brian Andraski , USGS .

  •  Fossil feature 2

    Fossil feature around Arizona 1 mine. April 2018. Photo credit: Brian Andraski , USGS .

  •  Fossil Feature 1

    Fossil feature around Arizona 1 mine. April 2018. Photo credit: Brian Andraski , USGS .

Mine and Surrounding Area

  •  View of Arizona 1 mine buildings, head frame, and underground mine venting structure in the distance with sage brush un the foreground, low hills behind the mine.

    View to Arizona 1 mine from outside the mine showing headframe, buildings, and underground mine venting structure to the right. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

  •  Aerial view; mine area fills the frame.  Equipment, trucks, containment pond, and rock piles clearly visible

    Aerial view of Arizona 1 Mine. Photo credit: Jon Mason , USGS .

  •  Aerial view; oblique, mine area centered within surrounding landscape, buildings and main structures clearly visible

    Aerial view of Arizona 1 Mine. Photo credit: Jon Mason , USGS .

  •  Aerial view, mine slightly off center with main structures visible, can see surrounding roads, terrain, hills, and valleys

    Aerial view of Arizona 1 Mine. Photo credit: Jon Mason , USGS .

  •  Aerial view, mine visible in lower left, full landscape with Colorado River, Grand Canyon, and sky in the far distance

    Aerial view of Arizona 1 Mine. Photo credit: Jon Mason , USGS .

  •  Containment pond and equipment

    Containment pond at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Storm over Arizona 1 Mine

    Thunderstorm approaching the Arizona 1 mine. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Arizona 1 Mine tower

    Arizona 1 Mine.

  •  Arizona 1 mine on standby

    Arizona 1 Mine on standby status. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Containment pond and equipment 2

    Containment pond at Arizona 1 with some emergent vegetation. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Containment pond side

    Containment pond at Arizona 1 with some emergent vegetation. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Waste rock pile

    Waste rock pile at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Waste rock detail

    Waste rock pile at Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Arizona 1 Mine entry gate

    Arizona 1 Mine on standby status. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

Soil

  •  Passive dust sampler closeup

    Passive dust sampler on the bermed perimeter of Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Weather station installed

    Weather station installed at the AZ1 mine on the Arizona Strip. Photo credit: Mike Duniway , USGS .

  •  Passive dust sampler distance

    Passive dust sampler on the bermed perimeter, April 2015. Vegetation blown into the corner of the fence.. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Collecting soil core sample

    USGS scientist collecting soil-surface core sample near Arizona 1 mine. Photo credit: Brian Andraski , USGS .

  •  Passive dust sampler

    Passive dust sampler and bat acoustic monitor on the bermed perimeter of Arizona 1. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Bat acoustic monitor

    Bat acoustic monitor with solar panel placed next to a passive dust sampler on the bermed perimeter of the mine. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

  •  Weather station

    Weather station at Arizona 1 mine. Photo credit: Jo Ellen Hinck , USGS .

Soil Cores

  •  One scientist hammering soil coring device into the ground using a small sledge hammar.  Another scientist looks on.  Buildings, headframe, and underground mine venting apparatus are in the background.

    USGS scientists collecting shallow soil core. June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

Soil Sampling

  •  Three scientists near two 5-gallon buckets with one scientist inserting red soil sampling tool into the ground. Yellow head frame, tan buildings, and waste rock piles of the Arizona 1 Mine are in the background.

    USGS scientists collecting soil samples along dirt road near Arizona 1 mine site. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

  •  Three scientists, two walking, and one bending over, with either 5-gallon buckets or red soil sampling tool, collecting soil samples in area having sagebrush vegetation. Yellow headframe, tan buildings, and waste rock piles on the Arizona 1 mine site are in the background.

    USGS scientists carrying 5 gallon buckets and soil sampling tools with Arizona 1 mine headframe, buildings and waste rock piles in the background. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .

  •  Three scientists carrying 5-gallon buckets in sagebrush area with head frame, buildings, and waste rock piles at Arizona 1 Mine in the background.

    USGS scientists collecting soil samples near the Arizona 1 mine site. . June 2014. Photo credit: K. Walton-Day , U.S. Geological Survey .