Uranium mine rejected in Arctic region
Arctic uranium mine rejected, Mining Australia, 13 May, 2015 Cole Latimer A proposed uranium multi-billion dollar uranium mine slated for Canada’s Arctic region has been knocked back.
French nuclear energy giant Areva’s Kiggavik uranium mine has been opposed by the Nunavut region’s Impact Review Board (IRB), according to CBC.
The mine was proposed on the edge of a caribou calving ground. The US$2.1 billion project would feature an underground operation, and four open pits……….
Further north in Greenland, Australian miner Greenland Minerals and Energy has taken major steps forward to develop its Kvanefjeld rare earths and uranium project, after last year signing an MoU with a Chinese firm to ramp up its supply chain and minerals processing capability.
The Greenland Government has even touted its lack of a mining tax to attract the interest of other Australian miners looking to develop the country’s rich reserves of untapped minerals. http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/arctic-uranium-mine-rejected
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