Visitors Now:
Total Visits:
Total Stories:
Profile image
By SkyTruth (Reporter)
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Our latest set to show you…..uranium mining!

Thursday, May 26, 2011 19:03
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzEuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy0zUGlvRGFZRUZKQS9UZDZTMVNjakh2SS9BQUFBQUFBQUFJby95aG50MWhfUjgyZy9zNDAwLzMxNzcyNTQxNzhfY2VlNWQ1MmY5ZC5qcGc=
From our early blogs about the increase in uranium mining here in the U.S. (which has just as much merit today with our country’s ever-rising energy prices as it did back in 2008) to our more recent blogs, uranium mining is something we’ve been watching for quite sometime. Back in 2009 we blogged about the Cotter Corporation’s facility in Canon City, CO and it’s status as one of the Superfund sites in the U.S. And we were pleased to receive a note of thanks for our blog regarding mining too close to residential areas.

So what is all the fuss about? Have a look:

Aerial views of open-pit uranium mines in the Gas Hills of central Wyoming. Probably taken during summer 2002. Photos courtesy of LightHawk.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzQuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy1nempJZ2RGZmwxcy9UZDZWVnV5ZHp4SS9BQUFBQUFBQUFJdy9sdjJINmhqRi03ay9zNDAwLzMxNzY0NDE5ODdfM2RkMWFlMTE3Nl9vLmpwZw==B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzEuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy1GZGdyYlFmQU9YWS9UZDZXRTR4VjI5SS9BQUFBQUFBQUFKQS8zbGpjanA3UWUyQS9zNDAwLzMxNzcyNzYyMTBfMjM3MmNmYjFjMy5qcGc=

Satellite images showing details of landscape impact caused by an “in-situ” uranium leaching operation in central Wyoming operated by Power Resources, Incorporated. In 2008, PRI was fined by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for multiple violations at this facility.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzQuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy1SNEVBYjlYWmZnOC9UZDZXRWtiNWdNSS9BQUFBQUFBQUFJNC96QUdXdUQtd09uay9zNDAwLzMxNzcyMDYyNjBfYTA1ZDY4ZmU3OC5qcGc=

Detail of open-pit uranium mining near Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzMuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy02VlZTNDgyLWVldy9UZDZhWW1FTVd2SS9BQUFBQUFBQUFKUS8xRUJmS1JINmlzNC9zNDAwLzMxNzYzNzI5OTVfNjhmZjkzODNjNF9iLmpwZw==

Satellite overview of open-pit uranium mining near Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cDovLzMuYnAuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLy1fNXlYdmg0MHY0Zy9UZDZhWkFycWJQSS9BQUFBQUFBQUFKWS9HR3lSc19tWjBtQS9zNDAwLzMxNzcyMDgzMDJfOTlkOGI0ZjBmOC5qcGc=

For more imagine, visit our Flickr gallery here.

Read more at SkyTruth



Source:

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.