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Crownpoint / Church Rock Uranium Project

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: MAY 30, 2025

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
05/25/2027

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
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Mining

SECTOR
Mining

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Description:

The project’s objective is to construct and operate an in-situ uranium recovery facility utilizing existing NRC-licensed wellfields at Crownpoint and Church Rock. The project will include installation of recovery infrastructure, wellfield development, water treatment, and ion exchange systems. Uranium-bearing solution will be extracted from the subsurface, processed onsite, and transported for final refining.

The project is located in McKinley County, northwestern New Mexico, within the Grants Mineral Belt—an area with historical uranium production. The project spans two sites: Church Rock, situated on private land and Navajo allotments northeast of Gallup, and Crownpoint, located approximately 25 miles east of Church Rock within or near the community of Crownpoint on the Navajo Nation. Both sites are covered under a single Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Source Material License for in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium operations.

Permitting Timetable

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Overall Project Timetable
 
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Planned

Action Information

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