Antinuclear

Martin Ferguson urges Queensland to go for uranium mining

Martin Ferguson calls on Newman to reverse uranium ban vow, BY: SID MAHER  The Australian June 13, 2012  RESOURCES Minister Martin Ferguson will today call on Queensland’s new conservative government to lift its ban on uranium mining, arguing it already allows exploration and that Australia is on track to triple its exports by 2030.

In a speech to an international uranium conference in Adelaide this morning, Mr Ferguson will ask Premier Campbell Newman to overturn his pre-election promise to ban uranium mining, arguing the state already has an estimated resource base of at least 37,000 tonnes.

…. Mr Ferguson will argue that uranium exports present a major opportunity for the nation. His call to the Queensland government comes after former Labor premier Anna Bligh resisted calls for uranium mining to be allowed in her state……

June 13, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, Queensland