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Environmental impacts of uranium mining in Colorado for DOE study

DOE opens large-scale review of uranium mining, By Matthew Beaudin, Editor of the Telluride Daily Planet, July 31, 2011 The U.S. Department of Energy will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the environmental impacts of uranium mining and milling in southwestern  Colorado after much prodding from environmental groups.

Until now, the DOE reviewed the mining operations piecemeal rather than addressing the cumulative impacts of increased production in the region, which it made possible in 2008 with the renewal of its leasing program in the Uravan Mineral Belt, awarding or renewing 31 leases for mining-related activities over 25,000 acres between Naturita and Moab, Utah.
News : DOE opens large-scale review of uranium mining (Montrose, CO)

August 1, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA