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Uncertain future for uranium industry

December 30, 2009

Right now, there’s a lot of speculation, but exactly how large demand will grow, no one knows.”

Two companies push Uranium mining in region By GARY HARMON/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel December 27, 2009 Two major international suppliers of uranium, meanwhile, are out of commission temporarily and possibly permanently. The Cigar Lake Mine in Canada flooded, and the Olympic Dam Mine in Australia is out of production because of a shaft accident………………… (more…)