Belle Fourche rancher Tom Davis said Wednesday afternoon that he was better educated but still worried about his water supplies following a state Water Management Board meeting about in situ uranium mining.
Davis said his ranch, parts of which have been in his family for 107 years, is far from the uranium exploration near Edgemont but […]
Opponents of a proposed uranium mine in Weld County say more than 5,700 people have signed a petition against the project.
Powertech Uranium Corp., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has proposed a $20 million uranium mine on 5,760 acres of farmland. The company is working to obtain permits amid rising uranium prices.
“Uranium mines have been stopped […]
A state judge denied a request by two environmental groups to temporarily stop test drilling for uranium in Fall River County.
Circuit Judge Jack Delaney said at a hearing Tuesday that the groups had not shown how continuing the exploration would harm the environment.
Defenders of the Black Hills and ACTion for the Environment are challenging a […]
Worldwide demand for nuclear power as an emissions-free source of energy has sparked a boom of sorts for uranium, as prices have multipled tenfold.
But the promise of radioactive deposits worth millions of dollars has set off a debate on the southwest South Dakota prairie involving American Indians and energy developers over whether the payoff is […]
Robin Davis enjoys her new home built on 80 acres and approximately six miles northwest of Nunn.
In February 2006, she and her husband, Jay, moved to rural Weld County with hopes of building a horse boarding facility, teaching riding lessons and conducting 4-H classes.
A year later, those dreams are about to end.
Powertech Uranium Corp. has received a state permit to drill 155 exploratory holes to look for uranium in the southwestern corner of South Dakota.
Approval of the permit Wednesday by the state Board of Minerals and Environment is the first uranium exploration permit issued in more than 25 years.
Powertech president Richard Clement said his company hopes […]
Uranium exploration could begin anew in the southwestern Black Hills, and a uranium mining technique new to South Dakota could make its debut.
Environmental groups oppose both developments, which are a response to rekindled interest in nuclear power and a boom in uranium exploration in Western states.
The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources will hold […]
POWERTECH URANIUM CORP. (”Powertech” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: PWE)(FWB: P8A) is pleased to announce it has purchased from Anadarko Land Corp., an affiliate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko)(NYSE: APC), approximately 5,760 acres of uranium mineral rights in Weld County, Colorado (the “Centennial Project”). The Centennial Project was discovered and evaluated by Rocky Mountain Energy […]