Posted at: 12/14/2009 1:56 PM
Updated at: 12/14/2009 2:01 PM
By: The Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A company with offices in Albuquerque and Carlsbad will assess more than 35 abandoned uranium mines in New Mexico under a contract awarded by the state Mining and Minerals Division, which is working with federal and tribal groups to catalog and clean up abandoned sites.
Intera Inc. will assess sites on federal and private lands throughout New Mexico.
State Mining and Minerals Division Director Bill Brancard calls the project a step forward in reducing exposure to health and safety hazards associated with abandoned mines and their legacy of radiological contamination.
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