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Rossing uranium mine workers on strike for fairer pay

“It is the second largest employer after Namdeb. Rössing already made a loss last year, so this is big stuff.”

Rössing workers defy court order, Namibian 15 July 11, By: DENVER KISTING, YESTERDAY afternoon, Rössing Uranium employees ignored an order by Judge President Petrus Damaseb, who had ruled that their three-day strike was illegal and they must return to work immediately.

This means that by this morning, the accumulated loss for the uranium giant as a result of the strike amounted to approximately N$22,5 million. In court papers filed at the High Court in Windhoek yesterday, the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Mpho Mothoa, said Rössing has lost approximately N$2,5 million per shift. It has three shifts per day. Continue reading →

July 15, 2011 Posted by | employment, Namibia, Uranium | Leave a comment

Uranium mining in Virginia opposed by Halifax Council

Halifax Council to step up opposition to uranium mining  The Gazette Virginian  8 July 11, Halifax Town Council is set to take a firm stand opposing uranium mining in nearby Pittsylvania County.

At its monthly work session Wednesday night at Halifax Town Hall, council discussed possible strategies to get out the word on the hazards uranium mining presents to the county’s water sources.

Council had requested the county to include the Virginia Beach study, “A Preliminary Assessment of Potential Impacts of Uranium Mining in Virginia on Drinking Water Sources,” in the regional water supply plan. The county board of supervisors approved the regional supply plan at its June 20 meeting with the Virginia Beach study included.

A number of councilmen attended the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday night that featured Tom Leahy, Virginia Beach director of public works, speaking on how the water system downstream from the uranium mining operation would be affected in the event of a disaster resulting in a spill at the mining site.
Councilman Jack Dunavant, chairman of the Current Affairs Committee, said Leahy has agreed to come to Halifax County to speak to citizens on the impact of uranium mining. ……http://www.gazettevirginian.com/index.php/news/34-news/3486-halifax-council-to-step-up-opposition-to-uranium-mining

July 9, 2011 Posted by | opposition to nuclear, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

IAEA likely to rubber stamp Australian company’s plan for dumping radioactive waste in Malaysia

“How can we monitor daily? The risks of human error are too high,” she said, pointing out that the half-life of thorium was 14 billion years…..Fuziah promised that if the report from the panel, which includes members of the IAEA, was as she anticipated, she will continue to bring the issue to a higher level and exert pressure on authorities.

No confidence in Lynas safety review’, Free Malaysia Today Tashny Sukumaran,  June 20, 2011, The IAEA report on the Lynas Corp is bound to be slanted and the human factor will not be taken into account, says Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh. KUALA LUMPUR: Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh is already second guessing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report on the Lynas Corp’s rare earth refinery in Gebeng, Pahang.

She said she has no confidence in the independent panel’s safety review of the RM300 million Lynas Corp rare earth refinery . “I can imagine the outcome will contain acknowledgement of safety concerns, but also on how this refinery can be made safe,” said Fuziah. Continue reading →

June 21, 2011 Posted by | ASIA, Uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

At last, Grand Canyon to be protected from uranium mining

The moratorium will “reverse a century-long history of damage to the Grand Canyon from uranium mining,” 

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO BAN URANIUM MINING AT GRAND CANYON, FORBES, OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON Standing at the south rim of the Grand Canyon this morning, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration will enact a 20-year ban on new uranium mining in the last remaining unprotected lands surrounding the place President Theodore Roosevelt called “the one great sight which every American should see.”

Mining companies had filed thousands of claims in recent years, but it is unlikely that any of the 3,500 mining claims in the area will receive federal permits when the 20-year ban goes into effect. In March, Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) issued permits to three uranium mines on the land – provoking an outcry by native peoples, hunters, hikers, tourism groups and environmental organizations. Continue reading →

June 21, 2011 Posted by | environment, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

New uranium mining on Grand Canyon stopped for 20 years

20-year ban planned on new Grand Canyon uranium mining, LA Times 20 June 11By Neela Banerjee, The Obama administration announces the proposed ban for 1 million acres of land bordering the Grand Canyon, an area where uranium mining claims have spiked 2,000% in the last seven years.

Mining claims around the Grand Canyon are among the thousands filed by companies along the borders of numerous national parks and wilderness areas.Critics say an outmoded 1872 law is driving the increase in claims in such sensitive places. The law allows corporations to stake out rights to federal lands for mining without a competitive bid and to extract resources without paying royalties.

The ban would strengthen a moratorium on new mining claims and activity, which the administration placed on Grand Canyon border lands two years ago in response to the jump in uranium stakes.Interior Department officials said the agency initially would extend the current moratorium another six months, until December, in order to complete the steps necessary to establish the 20-year ban. Mines currently in operation would not be affected.

Environmentalists, some lawmakers and water utilities serving metropolitan areas in the southwest, including Los Angeles, said the decision would protect the critical Colorado River watershed from possible contamination from uranium mining and would prevent the Grand Canyon panorama from being gradually industrialized…….http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/sc-dc-0621-grand-canyon-20110620,0,1196854.story

June 21, 2011 Posted by | environment, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Another nuclear crisis would wipe out investment in uranium

While currently abandonment of nuclear power remains an option limited to affluent countries, one more cataclysm may nail the coffin lid of the nuclear power industry shut for good…., as another nuclear debacle in the U.S. following in the wake 1979’s Three Mile Island accident will undoubtedly prove too much, even for Madison Ave.’s PR spin doctors. No NPPS have been built in the U.S. since Three Mile Island and should bad things happen at Ft. Calhoun, where the Missouri’s water’s are still rising, the global market for uranium fuel for NPPs worldwide is going to crater, beginning with the U.S.

Kazakhstan’s Uranium Industry Could Lose Its Luster, By. John Daily,  OilPrice.com, 18 June 11-– What a difference a year and a tsunami make!

Western investors have been salivating over the post-Soviet space’s energy riches since the 1991 collapse of communism. While focusing on the Caspian’s hydrocarbon reserves other mineralogical riches awaited development as well, none more so than Kazakhstan’s vast uranium deposits. Continue reading →

June 19, 2011 Posted by | business and costs, Kazakhstan, Uranium | Leave a comment

$10,000 ‘gifts’ for each lawmaker’s Paris jaunt, from Virginia Uranium

The trips, which are permissible under state law, are reported as gifts…..

Virginia Uranium Inc. picking up tab for trip to France for state lawmakers, Washington Post By Associated Press,  : June 17 RICHMOND, Va. — A company that wants to mine a uranium deposit in Southside Virginia is picking up the tab for a trip to France by more than a dozen state legislators who will have a say in whether the state ends a ban on uranium mining. Continue reading →

June 19, 2011 Posted by | politics, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

With nuclear industry’s uncertain future, uranium miners cut back production

Nuclear Uncertainty Causes Uranium Production Pullback The Bedford Report Provides Investment Research on Denison Mines & First Uranium 16 June NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Jun 15, 2011) – Uranium spot prices are facing downward pressure this month amidst uncertainty regarding global nuclear demand. These consumption worries have led several uranium explorers to slash production estimates going forward. The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Uranium Sector and provides equity research on Denison Mines Corporation (NYSE Amex: DNN) (TSX: DML) and First Uranium Corporation (TSX: FIU)…….http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nuclear-uncertainty-causes-uranium-production-pullback-nyse-amex-dnn-1526989.htm

June 16, 2011 Posted by | Uranium | Leave a comment

Plunge in Uranium Energy’s Shares

INVESTORS SURRENDER THEIR SHARES OF URANIUM ENERGY, SHARES DROP 2.6% (UEC) Stock Market Research – Zacks Investment Research  Chip Brian Jun 13, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) — Uranium Energy (AMEX:UEC) is one of today’s worst performing low-priced stocks, down 2.6% to $2.94 on 0.3x average daily volume. Approximately 250,000 shares have traded hands today vs. 30-day average volume of 865,000 shares. Continue reading →

June 14, 2011 Posted by | Uranium | Leave a comment

Doom and gloom in the uranium industry

Paladin reacts to share price drop, SMH, June 10, 2011 Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd has sought to dampen market rumours about the company’s financing arrangements, a potential capital raising and a potential sale by Newmont Mining of its 6.71 per cent stake in Paladin.

Paladin issued a statement on Friday to clarify its position, after the company’s shares came under “considerable selling pressure” for two days……http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/paladin-reacts-to-share-price-drop-20110610-1fvoe.html

EYE ON EQUITIES

Analyst urges caution as First Uranium dips to all-time lows, DARCY KEITH Globe and Mail Update  Jun. 09, Shares in First Uranium Corp. (FIU-T0.56-0.02-3.45%) remain snuggled close to all-time lows after getting smacked Wednesday in response to weaker than expected fourth-quarter results. A resurgence in negative sentiment toward uranium producers after the Japanese nuclear crisis hasn’t helped matters.

Raymond James Ltd. analyst Bart Jaworski thinks investors may be wise backing away from the stock for the time being…..http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/features/eye-on-equities/analyst-urges-caution-as-first-uranium-dips-to-all-time-lows/article2053830/

 

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June 10, 2011 Posted by | 2 WORLD, business and costs, Uranium | Leave a comment

Iran increasing uranium enrichment

Iran Plans High Level of Uranium Enrichment, NYT By  June 8, 2011 Iran declared Wednesday that it aims to triple production of nuclear fuel this year and, at a site that had been secret until 2009, increase enrichment to 20 percent. Enrichment at that level indicates technological progress that experts say would make the weapons-grade level of 90 percent enrichment much closer. Continue reading →

June 9, 2011 Posted by | Iran, Uranium | Leave a comment

Sick former uranium miners face hurdles in seeking compensation

Efforts to document Corral’s work history and exposure levels have turned into endless rounds of paperwork for him and volunteer advocate Sandra Belvail. They’ve had to track down decades-old payroll records and medical reports..

Former co-workers who started the claims process gave up.

“If they drag this process out, these guys will be gone,” Belvail said.

Chico Corral blames uranium industry for failing health But as others before him have learned, compensation is elusive The Spokesman Review, Becky Kramer 6 June 11, “….Now 79, Corral’s lungs show signs of scarring. Minor exertion leaves him short of breath. He believes his lung problems resulted from the two decades he spent in the uranium industry. Continue reading →

June 7, 2011 Posted by | health, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

Australian uranium miner ERA pushing on despite climate extremes, and Aboriginal opposition

 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been called on by the organisation representing Mirrar people to put a stop to all plans to expand uranium mining in the national park.

The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation has called for mining to be banned at the Ranger uranium mine as it is a part of their traditional land.

 – AUSTRALIAN MINING ERA MISLEADING ABOUT RANGER URANIUM PLANS: ENVIRONMENTALISTS Mining Australia, By Jessica Burke   6 June 2011 Environmentalists have accused Energy Resources Australia (ERA) of ulterior motives over plans to expand its uranium mine in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. Continue reading →

June 7, 2011 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues, Uranium | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium and other nasty secrets about Libya battle

There have been reports of depleted uranium, cluster bombs and other illegal substances in the capital city Tripoli, despite NATOs denial of depleted uranium used in its humanitarian efforts in Libya. ……..The American people are not told the truth about what happens in the Middle East, we are not told the truth about all these wars.

West uses depleted uranium in Libya, Press TV Jun 5, 2011  Interview with Randy Short, a human rights activist in TripoliThere is a “significant difference” between what is being covered on the Libyan intervention by Western media outlets and what is happening in the North African country, human right activist says. Continue reading →

June 6, 2011 Posted by | depleted uranium, Libya, Uranium, USA | Leave a comment

IAEA ‘s focus is on commercial benefit of rare earth plant, not on safety

‘There’s no safe radiation level’,  FreeMalaysia Today Tashny Sukumaran, June 2, 2011 The IAEA standards are not based on what is safe but how great the benefit, said CAP after a meeting with the panel.  PUTRAJAYA: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today admitted there is no such thing as “safe” levels of radiation.

However , it told the Consumer Association of Penang that some radiation levels could be justified.

The nine-member IAEA panel is here to gauge the safety of the Lynas rare earth refinery in Kuantan. Continue reading →

June 3, 2011 Posted by | safety, Uranium | Leave a comment

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