Uranium Leasing Program - DOE Leasing Program
The DOE Office of Legacy Management currently manages the Uranium Leasing Program and continues to administer 31 lease tracts, all located within the Uravan Mineral Belt in southwestern Colorado. Twenty-nine of these lease tracts are actively held under lease and two lease tracts have been placed in inactive status indefinitely. Administrative duties include the ongoing monitoring and oversight of leaseholders’ activities and the annual inspection of these lease tracts to identify and correct safety hazards or other environmental compliance issues.
Program Summary
Current Status
Uranium Leasing Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Information Center
U.S. District Court's Order of October 18, 2011, in Colorado Environmental Coalition v. Office of Legacy Management, Civil Action No. 08-cv-01624 (D. Colo.). The Court has issued the injunctive relief described on pages 51-52 of the Order.
U.S. District Court's Order of February 27, 2012, in Colorado Environmental Coalition v. Office of Legacy Management, Civil Action No. 08-cv-01624 (D. Colo.).
Uranium Lease Tracts Location Map
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