Jackpile Mine | Land Arts of the American West

Attempted mesa reconstruction within the Jackpile Mine site. Jackpile was the largest open pit uranium mine from the 1950s to the 1980s. Its placement on the Super Fund National Priorities List indicate the depth of legacy remediation issues that remain, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

Overlooking Jackpile MIne, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

On the mesa overlooking the valley that contains Jackpile Mine, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

Animal tracks in radioactive water, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

Curtis Francisco talking about the hydrology at Mesita Dam, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

Water monitoring at Mesita Dam, which collects run off and sediments from the Jackpile Mine site, Laguna Pueblo, Photo by Chris Taylor.

Curtis Francisco pointing out insitu rough rocks and worked rocks from Jackpile Mine in a stone wall, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Photo by Chris Taylor.

Curtis Francisco overlooking Jackpile Mine site, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Photo by Chris Taylor.

Overlooking the partially reclaimed mine area as rain falls, Jackpile Mine, New Mexico. Photo by Chris Taylor.