Cove Area Mines: Fact Sheets

Fact sheets related to the former transfer area located in the Cove/Red Valley Chapter of the Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona.

• Cove Wash Sampling Preliminary Findings Summary (pdf) (510.41 KB, 03/17/2016)
  March 2016 presentation of preliminary findings of soil, sediment, and water samples taken in June of 2015 and next steps to address community concerns as a result of these findings.
• EPA Addresses Erosion at the Former Cove Transfer Station #1 Site (pdf) (2.2 MB, March 2018)
  Information about completed construction activities to mitigate surface erosion at the former transfer area located in the Cove/Red Valley Chapter of the Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona.
• Uranium in the Shiprock Area (pdf) (1.95 MB, April 2014)
  This poster provides information about mine and mill sites and contaminated water sources in the Shiprock area and in the Northern Abandoned Uranium Mine region.
• Cove Wash Watershed Assessment Orientation Meeting and Sampling Activity (pdf) (303.73 KB, 06/25/2015)
  This watershed assessment/sampling orientation meeting provided the community with hands-on introduction to soil and water sampling and cleanup activities in Cove, Arizona.
• 24-hour HAZWOPER Health and Safety Training Course (pdf) (126.92 KB, 06/25/2015)
  This 24-hour HAZWOPER training course provided Cove community members, officials, and surrounding Navajo higher education institutions with information relevant to soil and water sampling as well as the cleanup of areas around Cove that may be contaminated with uranium.
• Aerial Radiation and Imagery Survey of Abandoned Uranium Mines (pdf) (312.43 KB, 04/22/2015)
  Information about the aerial radiation and imagery survey of Navajo AUMs in Cove, Sweetwater, and Tse' Tah areas.
• Cove Area Abandoned Uranium Mines Investigation Activities (pdf) (2.29 MB, March 2018)
  Learn more about the Cove Wash watershed assessment.