Heather Janssen reports that plans for uranium mining near the South Dakota-Wyoming border are moving forward. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two draft permits for underground injection. If finalized, the Dewey Burdock Project miners would drill holes to tap water, add oxygen and carbon dioxide, and send the solution to underground ores to recover uranium.
Project officials say these draft permits prove the project is safe. Mark Hollenbeck, project manager, says that it proven technology. Four or five of these are currently operating in Wyoming. One just across the border into Nebraska that has been operating for 20 years. This is the least intrusive method of mining there is and it is a very safe method. It produces a carbon-free source of energy for our nation. There are opponents, but they have no basis in claiming that in-situ mining harms groundwater supplies and many opponents are likely paid representatives of wind and solar interests.
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