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Denison operating Grand Canyon uranium mine illegaly

EPA Says Ariz. Uranium Mine Operating IllegallyEPA says Arizona uranium mine north of Grand Canyon is operating without federal authorization  , ABC News, By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press WriterFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. May 4, 2010 (AP) A uranium mine north of the Grand Canyon is operating in violation of the law, and its owner could face thousands of dollars in fines as a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.The agency issued a notice of violation this week to Denison Mines Corp. for its Arizona 1 Mine, which is about 20 miles from the Grand Canyon’s northern border.

The EPA said Denison failed to notify the agency as to when it would resume mining and that it did not secure the necessary federal approval before ventilating the mine or testing emissions………. The Arizona 1 mine is the only active uranium mine within a 1 million-acre acre that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar set aside last year from any new hard-rock mining claims. His administration is studying whether mining on those lands should be permanently prohibited. EPA Says Ariz. Uranium Mine Operating Illegally – ABC News

May 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, USA | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, radiation, uranium