Sentences with phrase «uranium mining claims»

After nearly two years of debate, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to announce approval of a 20 - year moratorium on new uranium mining claims.

Not exact matches

Although the mining industry steadfastly claims uranium mining presents no significant risks of radioactive contamination, the fact that all of the Canyon's uranium mines are upstream of the Canyon floor makes contamination by mining waste inevitable.

He also quoted from an unnamed «industry report» that repeated the claim that the aquifers in northwestern New Mexico are suitable only for uranium mining because they are already naturally contaminated.

In 2009 we won a grand victory for the Grand Canyon when Interior Secretary Salazar announced a two - year halt on new uranium - mining claims and exploration on 1 million acres of land near Grand Canyon National Park, with potential for a 20 - year withdrawal of those lands from most uranium mining.

President Trump and his supporters claim that in exchange for millions of dollars in donations to the Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton supported the 2010 sale of a mining company that gave Russia control of U.S. uranium supplies.

A bill introduced in Congress this week to «save uranium mining,» the Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011, would undo that protection from new uranium mining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislmining,» the Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011, would undo that protection from new uranium mining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislMining Continuity Act of 2011, would undo that protection from new uranium mining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislmining claims.Despite all the talk about energy independence, «a significant percentage of these mining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislmining claims and pending operations are controlled by foreign interests, which pay no royalties for the mineral wealth they extract from U.S. public lands,» said Jane Danowitz of the Pew Environment Group, in response to the legislation.

To hear Newman claiming he only did it, changed his mind, because Julia Gillard wants uranium mining at a federal level is so totally disingenuous it leaves me speechless.

Stoked by a large increase in global demand for metals, mining companies are staking thousands upon thousands of claims for gold, copper, uranium and other metals.

By adding the qualifications to your claim, i.e. «if all uranium mining stopped tomorrow»; «should a uranium blockade be imposed upon them», you are effectively saying that nobody would use this method unless they were desperate.