US to spend $1 million on abandoned uranium mines cleanup
Amendment to an energy and water act expediting the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines must first be approved by the Senate.
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Congo mining code regulations signed into law – aides
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Thousands protest against uranium mine in Spain
The activists protested against the Salamanca project, Berkeley Energia’s flagship mine located on the Retortillo-Santidad uranium deposit.
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