Maps for America

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Climax Uranium Company. Operated from 1951 to 1970. Produced 11.69 million pounds of U3O8. Total cost of decommissioning: $504,048,000 (90% from federal government and 10% from the State of Colorado). Remediated between 1988 and 1994 with certification in 1997. Remediated as wetlands with groundwater contamination.