Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar

FILE - The shaft tower at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine is shown Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz. FILE - Workers perform routine maintenance on a mining winch at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine, Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz. FILE - A worker sits in a mining winch operations room at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine, Jan. 31, 2024, near Tusayan, Ariz.

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that comes as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher.