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Future rainfall will determine if Ranger uranium mine has any future

“This is highly dependent on future rainfall,” the company [ERA – subsidiary of Rio Tinto] said.

Leading Australian uranium mine remains suspended, Mineweb.com -The heavy rains that have kept much of N. Australia waterlogged for months have also resulted in the suspension of one of theworld’s largest uranium mines – Ranger  Ross Louthean , 14 Apr 2011 PERTH – 

The deluge of rain that has kept a large part of northern Australia waterlogged for months has resulted in the suspension of operations at one of the world’s largest uranium mines – Ranger in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory.

Owner Energy Resources of Australia Ltd posted a presentation today that it had suspended the processing plant operations and now expects access to high grade ore in the bottom of the Ranger Pit to be restricted until at least late this year.

ERA said the plant operations suspension would now continue until late July to allow the total process water inventory at Ranger to reduce.

“This is highly dependent on future rainfall,” the company said.

The company was commissioning additional pond water treatment capacity to expedite access to the bottom of Pit 3.

According to the Intierra Resource Intelligence Ranger produced 3,793 tonnes of U₃0₈ compared to 5,339t in 2009….

Mineweb.com – The world’s premier mining and mining investment website Leading Australian uranium mine remains suspended – URANIUM | Mineweb

May 30, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change - global warming, Northern Territory, uranium | climate change - global warming