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There has been some opposition to uranium and nuclear industries in WA, especially since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, including anti-uranium campaigns from the Conservation Council of Western Australia, Nuclear-Free Alliance, and the Anti-Nuclear Alliance. [7]
The Western Australian ban on uranium mining was removed in 2008. [20] Queensland's ban on uranium mining was revoked in 2012, when Premier Campbell Newman back-flipped on a pre-election promise. [26] In March 2015 the Palaszczuk government announced that it would be reinstating the ban. [27]
Paladin Energy Ltd is a Western Australian based uranium production company. It currently has one operating mine in Africa; the Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) in Namibia. Paladin was listed on the Australian, OTC and Namibian Stock Exchanges, as well as the Munich, Berlin, Stuttgart and Frankfurt Exchanges. It also owns deposits in Western Australia.
Despite Australia's position as the world's fourth-largest producer and holder of one-third of global reserves, uranium mining remains banned in Western Australia and Queensland.
The Yeelirrie uranium project is a uranium deposit located approximately 70 km southwest of Wiluna, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. [1] The name Yeelirrie is taken from the local sheep station. There are proposals to mine other uranium deposits in the Wiluna area: the Lake Maitland, Centipede, Millipede and Lake Way uranium ...
North of Honeymoon Uranium Mine–East Kalkaroo: Curnamona Energy: Crocker Well and Mt Victoria: In the Olary area of SA (Curnamona province) PepinNini Minerals Ltd: 1951: 0.05–0.48: Prominent Hill: 130 km SE of Coober Pedy, South Australia: OZ Minerals: 2001: 103 ppm: Kintyre: Rudall region of Western Australia: Cameco: 1985: Yeelirrie
Mulga Rock (also called Mulga Rocks) is a proven uranium deposit in Western Australia which contains Australia's third largest undeveloped uranium resource. [2] The uranium deposits were discovered between 1978 and 1998 by PNC Exploration Australia, a Japanese government-owned company. The deposits are named Emperor, Shogun, Ambassador and ...
The uranium mining projects in Western Australia have attracted opposition from organisations like the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia, which have attempted to put a hold on them before they reach active mining stage. [6] The Lake Maitland uranium deposit was first discovered in 1972 by Asarco Australia. [7]