Jim Mimiaga reports that the Red Canyon area in Utah was left out of the monument original proposal to accommodate untapped uranium resources and current mines, including the Daneros Mine, owned by Energy Fuels. That is a relief for mine companies because national monuments lands currently prohibit new mining operations. The Daneros mine is southwest of Fry Canyon in Utah and is three miles from the monument. It is closed, but owners are seeking approval from the Bureau of Land Management to expand the mine from 4.5 acres to 46 acres and increase mining capacity. The proposal calls for increasing ore production from 100,000 tons over seven years to 500,000 tons over 20 years.
The ore would be delivered in covered trucks from the mine site along Utah 95, past Natural Bridges National Monument, and across the new Bears Ears Monument to the White Mesa Mill, also owned by Energy Fuels. The mill, located south of Blanding, produces yellowcake, a concentrated form of uranium used to make fuel rods for nuclear power plants. Our uranium is used to generate clean, carbon-free nuclear energy, Moore said. Most of our current production is sold to U.S. industries.
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