Last week, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the Navajo Nation reached an agreement with a mining company to extend its pause on the transportation of uranium ore through the tribe’s land.
The Navajo Nation and the mining company, Energy Fuels, reportedly started negotiations on transportation on Thursday.
Energy Fuels has said it will stop transportation of uranium ore while talks continue. There was no date listed for when transportation might resume.
In late July, Navajo President Buu Nygren issued an executive order requiring an agreement be in place before companies could transport radioactive material through the Navajo Nation.
Coconino County and neighboring tribes say Energy Fuels had promised to notify them if it would be transporting uranium through their land, however Energy Fuels disputed that claim.
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