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Uranium mining offers less grand legacy, Star Tribune,  Richard Dixon, 1 Aug 12  “……By all accounts, the uranium industry’s presence here would not even match that of Dan River Mills. It might last 50 years with some luck. And during that time it might just provide a few jobs – mining and milling dangerous ore – which just might give the county enough tax money to clean up the mess the industry makes.
But the legacy of the uranium industry would be far less grand than that of Dan River Mills. There would be no stately buildings to renovate, no White Mill or red-bricked buildings along the river to turn into shops, medical offices or museums.
Instead, the landscape of this county would be pock-marked with tailings ponds, to be tended at tax-payer expense for a long, long time.
Would agriculture return and flourish after the 50 years are over? Would the area attract positive growth, or would the industries here long established be gone forever?
These are deep, serious questions for all…..
http://www.wpcva.com/opinion/article_6d0fb8b2-dbfe-11e1-a249-001a4bcf887a.html

August 2, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general