Commissioners to discuss uranium mining
March 27th, 2008
Commissioners to discuss uranium mining
Park County Development Services Coordinator Tom Eisenman met with Horizon Nevada Uranium Inc. President Bill Wilson on March 14, and Eisenman was scheduled to meet with county commissioners on March 19, but it’s unclear at this point what input the commissioners will have in the decision-making process on uranium mining in Park County.
Eisenman said on March 18 that he was in the process of determining what rights the county has with the proposed in-situ recovery uranium mines planned for South Park near Hartsel, in terms of using county land use regulations.
The proposed uranium mines are a priority issue for the county, and officials would be watching the progress closely, Eisenman said.
According to information provided by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, three agencies each share a portion of the permitting process: the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A radioactive materials license must be issued by CDPHE to an applicant in order for a company to handle radioactive materials and uranium recovery operations.
Part of the application process requires two public meetings and input from county commissioners.
According to an e-mail from Warren Smith, community involvement manager for the CDPHE, when making a decision on the application, the CDPHE will take into consideration the county commissioners’ comments, but “in the end, it comes down to a question of does the application demonstrate that the operation can be done in a way that protects people and the environment.”
The public input meetings would be further along in the process of applying for permits and could be years away, according to CDPHE documents.
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources also requires a notice of intent of prospecting activities be sent to property owners whose land might be mined. A mining company must also obtain a reclamation permit.
Tags: heavy, metal, park, south
March 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
not as long as he has oil.I mean as long as he’s a brutal remorseless dictator.yeah, thats what I meant.
March 27th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
The uranium seized is not enriched uranium. It is depleted and can’t be used for nuclear warfare.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Getting enough skill to mine Thorium is a pain in the ass. Luckily I got my mining skill up by smelting some ore from the auctionhouse beforehand.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
That’s what I was thinking when I clicked in here. Good man.
March 27th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Where are the Chavez fanboys now?
March 27th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
brilliant … and unfortunately so true
March 27th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Clear a Pokemon Lapras!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
He certainly is! He invaded and laid siege to 2 countries in the last 7 years, killed over 1 million people, and destroyed constitutional protections that have been in existence since 1787. To top it off, Chavez wasn’t even elected!Wait….Stop buying into the MSM bullshit.I’m sure jungle rebels who are constantly on the move have the resources, capabilities, containment facilities, and highly advanced technical skill set to remove, and handle Uranium. Lets not even go into the resources needed for the separation of Uranium 235 from Uranium 238.Wasn’t there also a Venezuelan coup in 2002 lead by the CIA and ultra-rich Venezuelan oil men that was put down through the mostly peaceful protesting by the vast majority of the incredibly destitute people of Venezuela?
March 27th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Other sources indicate that this was depleted uranium, good for making armor-piercing ammunition, and rather useless for making nuclear weapons.I don’t think that this is a particularly big deal.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
So let me get this straight, while the US was worried about invading Afghanistan and Iraq for something a bunch of Saudis did, and Saber rattling at Iran, a country whose East and West borders are now controlled by America; Colombia, who is the major supplier of booger sugar to the states has rebels with 66 pounds of Uranium for sale. A problem that could be solved by legalizing people rights to do with there body as they please, thus killing the illegal trade of drugs and sucking the money out of the pockets of the rebels.Looks like they have been sneaking more then blow under Americas noses.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
They forgot “turban-wearing” and “Hussein”
March 28th, 2008 at 12:42 am
plus how annoying is it when a plaguebat interrupts your mining? it’s like, ‘hey buddy, i’m a seven foot tall cow man strapped with a flaming two-handed sword. back off.’