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TIL: After the development of the atomic bomb, "Uranium Fever" caused by high demand for radioactive material led approximately ten thousand people to the Southwest U.S. to mine Uranium. (yesterdaysamerica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you hike a bit outside the tourist areas of the Grand Canyon, you'll come across a fenced off area and radioactivity warning signs. Presumably someone attempted mining there.