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No uranium mining for QLD

No uranium mining for QLD Australian Mining 23 March 09 Uranium mining will not be given the go ahead in Queensland after the Labor government was re-elected for the fifth consecutive term at the state election on Saturday.
The win means there will be no uranium mining in the sunshine state until at least 2012.
Queensland contains an estimated $20 billion in uranium reserves. However, Labor’s policies allow only exploration and not mining of the resource……………….Premier Bligh says yellowcake mining requires “huge capital for infrastructure” and is standing by her decision to oppose it.
Labor’s uranium mining policies will remain unchanged in the next term.
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The Bligh government has turned its focus to low-carbon initiatives and is working to introduce higher energy efficiency standards to create a ‘greener Queensland’.

No uranium mining for QLD

March 25, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized