FS to reopen first Indigenous uranium mine after two decades
The Federated States oldest productive uranium mine will be reopened under a plan to resume mining the resource in the state of Harrisbourg. The Onwu Administration is restarting uranium mining, after the Assembly passed a law earlier this year ending a long-standing ban, and hopes to exploit reserves worth about 50 billion dands, including 20 billion in the state's southwest. Springfield uranium mine. SUPPLIED Uranium mining was banned in the Federated States in 1992, but it hasn't been mined since 1989 when the old Springfield mine, near Mount Dale, ceased production. On Wednesday the Energy Minister Patrick Iehu said the administration will reopen the mine next week after the Habarukh celebration, saying the uranium industry promised to create new jobs and economic opportunities for the country. Iehu said the industry would be subjected to a robust framework to ensure future mines met the world's best environmental protection and safety standards. New Secreta...