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Malawi to reopen uranium mine in June

The Star 28 Mar 2025
LILONGWE, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Malawi will resume uranium mine operations in June this year after over 10 years since the mine was closed due to low global prices, Minister of Mining Kenneth Zikhale Ng'oma said. Read full story ... .
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Nova Scotia mining association applauds passage of bill that could end uranium ban

Mining 27 Mar 2025
However, due to public health concerns raised by the public, the province declared a moratorium on uranium mining activities 1981 ... A poll by MANS showed that 54% of Nova Scotians are in support of uranium mining, while only 22% oppose it.
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Ecora Resources PLC Announces Full Year Results

ACCESSWIRE 27 Mar 2025
The operator of the Four Mile uranium mine was selling borrowed inventory during H2 2024 and stockpiling produced uranium which resulted in no royalty payments in H2 2024; the operator has indicated ...
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Nuclear renaissance raises worker and safety issues

Pressat 27 Mar 2025
We would also like the uranium sector to receive a new boost for development ... The meeting closed with a call to expand the INWUN network, include uranium mining unions, and strengthen collaboration between meetings.
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US could see return of acid rain if pollution rules are quashed, says scientist who ...

AOL 27 Mar 2025
“I’m very worried that might happen, it’s certainly not impossible that it could happen,” Likens, 90, told the Guardian ... “With this legislation I firmly believe we will.” ... Related ... Alaskan Indigenous town fights ‘destructive’ uranium mine project ... .
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Sewage to nuclear power: US backs new recovery tech to extract uranium from wastewater 

Interesting Engineering 26 Mar 2025
With the International Atomic Energy Agency projecting that global nuclear power capacity could grow by 2.5 times by 2050, researchers are seeking unconventional uranium sources beyond traditional mining.
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Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?

Grist 26 Mar 2025
Mining — whether for fossil fuels or, increasingly, the critical minerals in high demand today — has a long history of perpetuating violence against Indigenous people ... In 1952, our tribe entered into mining uranium ... Read the full mining issue.
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Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground

Grist 26 Mar 2025
Mining pollution, too, is a major concern ... In 2021, the government banned uranium mining, halting the development of a project by the Australian outfit Greenland Minerals, which would have also produced rare earths at the site.
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Government bill to lift fracking moratorium, uranium mining ban in N.S. clears final reading

CBC 25 Mar 2025
The Nova Scotia government's plans to lift bans on uranium mining and exploration and a moratorium on fracking took a big step forward when Bill 6 cleared third reading at the legislature on Tuesday ... .
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‘Protect our future’: Alaskan Indigenous town fights ‘destructive’ uranium mine project

The Guardian 25 Mar 2025
Panther Minerals set to start exploring Elim’s land as Trump seeks to expand drilling and resource extraction in Alaska ... ....
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Why does President Donald Trump want Greenland? Here’s what to know.

Chicago Tribune 25 Mar 2025
Greenland has taken steps to limit the potential for environmentally destructive mining practices through laws, including a ban on uranium mining in 2021.
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Why Climate Change Is Making Greenland More Desirable to Trump

Time Magazine 25 Mar 2025
In 2021, the territory’s parliament voted to stop oil and gas exploration due to environmental concerns, and also banned uranium mining that same year ... damage mining infrastructure in seconds.
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Danish PM accuses US of ‘unacceptable pressure’ over planned Greenland visit

AOL 25 Mar 2025
Later, just hours after her comments, the White House sprang a fresh surprise, as the US vice-president, JD Vance, announced he would join his wife on a trip to the territory this week ... Related ... Greenland might open a vast uranium deposit to mining ... .
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Boiling Point: Speaking truth to Trump on climate change

The Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 2025
(Conrad Swanson, Seattle Times)The legacy of Cold War-era groundwater contamination from uranium mining and milling is alive and well in New Mexico — a reminder of one ever-present concern with nuclear energy.
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