1959 Uranium Mining in Northern Arizona

Discovery with Babbitt Ranches by William Cordasco

Episode notes

In 1959, the promise of room, board and riches kept young men working for free in the Northern Arizona high desert. Buried in the dirt for decades is the story of what history has judged to be a scheme to extract millions of dollars from investors without extracting uranium ore. The story played out on land now owned by Babbitt Ranches. Hear from one of the workers, Hugh McKeen, on the Discovery with Babbitt Ranches podcast.

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