Eunice is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The
population was 2,562 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Eunice, as of April 2007,
is Matt White. Ground was broken for construction of a National Enrichment
Facility, which uses Zippe-type centrifuge technology, to enrich uranium in
August, 2006. In June 2010, the enrichment facility, owned by URENCO USA,
commenced operations
