Dakota Life | Riley Pass Reclamation

SDPB | By SDPB Staff

Published January 10, 2023 at 2:56 PM CST

Riley Pass has been the site of a 320-acre landform reclamation project to restore the landscape to its original beauty after it was scared by uranium strip mining more than 50 years ago.

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Riley Pass reclamation restores natural landscape and safety

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Riley Pass has been the site of a 320-acre landform reclamation project to restore the landscape to its original beauty after it was scared by uranium strip mining more than 50 years ago.