Pinon Ridge uranium mill clears state hurdle

A proposed uranium mill in western Colorado -- potentially the first in the nation in over 25 years -- has generated concern among environmentalists and health advocates: “...cautionary tales abound from the uranium past. The deaths of many sick uranium workers and residents still haunts the area…(and) imporoved environmental regulations have found many problems with uranium milling in the united states.” High Country News. Please note this is a video.

Uranium mine cleanup "an overwhelming problem"

The contamination left behind by irresponsible uranium mining companies never obliged to clean up their mess is considered an "overwhelming problem" according to an article in the December 30 issue of Scientific American. An assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency found "radiation levels at the mine that were higher than the EPA's Geiger counters could measure." The article looked at contamination on the Navajo Indian reservation where residents are exposed to uranium through airborne dust and contaminated drinking water. However, the story repeats itself at similar abanoned uranium mine sites around the world. (Photop of an abandoned uranium mine near Cameron, Ariz. by Jarrett Wheeler, courtesy of Forgotten People.)

Uranium from proposed Colorado mine would go to Asia

If government environmental overseers grant a license to build the nation's first uranium mill since the Cold War in western Colorado, project leaders then would turn their attention to China, Korea and other Asian powers.

That's where Energy Fuels Inc. would seek financing for its proposed $140 million uranium-processing facility, officials said last week. And yellowcake uranium made in Colorado likely would be sent to fuel Asian power plants. The Denver Post.