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Decommissioning Data - Spain

(last updated 16 Nov 2021)

Contents:

Mines
Waste Rock
Heap Leaching Waste

Mill Tailings

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Mines

Uranium mines - Spain
Location	Type	Total Production [t U]	Status
Fe / De (Saelices el Chico)	OP, HL		closed (since 1 Jan 2001)
La Haba (Badajoz)	OP, HL		restoration ongoing
Cabra Alta (Badajoz)	OP, HL		restoration ongoing [ISSUES]
+ 22 other mines			closed

TOTAL		4,451*

Type: UG = underground, OP = open pit, HL = heap leaching
* as of end 1998
Source: Uranium 1999, OECD 2000; EUR16885 (1996); IAEA-TECDOC-824 p.73 (1995); IAEA-TECDOC-939 p.80 (1997)

Waste Rock

Uranium waste rock deposits - Spain
Location	No. of Heaps	Area ha	Contents 10⁶ t	Status
La Haba (Badajoz)			8	stabilized
Elefante / Saelices el Chico	?	?	44	?
Quercus / Saelices el Chico	?	?	24	?
?	?	?	?	?

TOTAL

Sources: IAEA-TECDOC-824 p.73 (1995); NEA 2002

Heap Leaching Waste

Uranium heap leaching waste deposits - Spain
Location	Area ha	Contents 10⁶ t	Status
Elefante (Saelices el Chico)	27	7.233	reclamation ongoing
Quercus (Saelices el Chico)	8	0.186	closed (since 1 Jan 2001)
La Haba (Badajoz)	-	0.33	relocated to open pit and tailings dam
TOTAL	35	7.749

Sources: EUR16885 (1996); IAEA-TECDOC-982 (1997)

Mill Tailings

Uranium Mill Tailings Deposits - Spain
Location	Area ha	Contents 10⁶ t	Status
Quercus (Saelices el Chico)	20	0.128	closed (since 1 Jan 2001) [ISSUES]
Fabrica de Uranio de Andújar	14.5	1.2	remediated [ISSUES]
Lobo-G (La Haba)	4	0.08	remediation ongoing
TOTAL	38.5	1.408

Sources: EUR16885 (1996); IAEA-TECDOC-982 (1997)

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