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No uranium mining for Nova Scotia

N.S. legislates ban on the exploration and mining of uranium( Google News CP) – 15 Oct 09 HALIFAX, N.S. — A moratorium on the exploration and mining of uranium in Nova Scotia will be turned into law by the provincial government.The ban has been in place since 1981, but was only in the form of a cabinet policy statement.

Natural Resources Minister John MacDonell says enshrining the ban in law fulfills a promise made by the NDP.He says a legislated moratorium will make it more difficult for future governments to rescind or change the law.

The legislation is modeled on an Australian law. It will allow mining operations that encounter uranium in the course of looking for another mineral to continue as long as the uranium is present in quantities less than .01 per cent by weight.

The Canadian Press: N.S. legislates ban on the exploration and mining of uranium

October 15, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1