Antinuclear

Delay for uranium mining in Queensland – it’s not economic

Mining uranium “a little time” away http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2013/02/mining-uranium-a-little-time-away.html 04 February 2013   by Emma Cillekens  Mining uranium in Queensland is still “a little time” away, according to the chair of a committee appointed by the State Government to assess best practice approaches to the mining.

The Uranium Implementation Committee toured Mount Isa late last week to speak to local authorities, mining companies and traditional owner groups about mining uranium.

The group also visited the last operating uranium mine in the state, Mary Kathleen mine (pictured), which closed in the early 80s.

Committee chair Paul Bell says there are still a couple of things that need to be considered before uranium mining can happen.

“There’s a challenge at the moment, the price [of uranium] is very low,” he said.

“Any application for a mining application approval will in itself take two to three years.”

The committee will spend three weeks working on recommendations and will present a report to the State Government next month.

February 7, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business, Queensland