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Two uranium mining projects in the state are closer to production, the 750 tonne U 3 O 8 Lake Maitland project, pursued by Mega Uranium, and the 680 tonne U 3 O 8 Centipede–Lake Way project undertaken by Toro Energy, located at Lake Way.
Queensland's ban on uranium mining was revoked in 2012, when Premier Campbell Newman back-flipped on a pre-election promise.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] The New South Wales Government passed the Mining Legislation Amendment (Uranium Exploration) Act 2012 No 16 on 4 April 2012.
The ban was lifted when the Liberal Party was voted into power in the state and, as of 2010, many companies are exploring for uranium in Western Australia. One of the industry's major players, the mining company BHP Billiton, planned to develop the Yeelirrie uranium project in a 17 billion dollar project. [ 150 ]
Map showing nuclear test sites in Australia. In 1952 the Australian Government established the Rum Jungle Uranium Mine 85 kilometres (53 mi) south of Darwin. Local Aboriginal communities were not consulted to the extent of a formal treaty or agreement about mining and the mine site became an emblem for environmental disaster, with a small area of disturbance easily repaired and remedied.
The Navajo Nation planned Tuesday to test a tribal law that bans uranium from being transported on its land by ordering tribal police to stop trucks carrying the mineral and return to the mine ...
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 ...
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Wednesday she encourages the U.S. Congress to ban uranium supplies from Russia, as doing so would free up funds to support domestic development of ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The U.S. government is in the process of removing restrictions on Indian nuclear entities, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday, in a bid to forge deeper ...