Bans on Uranium Mining

In September 2009, a ‘Workshop of reflection and Training on Uranium Exploitation’ was held in Bakara, just outside N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, in the face of the fact that a variety of uranium mining companies had started to explore for uranium in the sub-Sahara region countries. Participants from Chad, Cameroon, Centralafrican Republic (CAR /…

24 April 2008, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada The Province will not support the exploration and development of uranium in British Columbia and is establishing a “no registration reserve” under the Mineral Tenure Act for uranium and thorium, Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger announced today.

Labrador’s Nunatsiavut government narrowly passed a controversial bill Tuesday that prohibits uranium mining on Inuit-owned land for three years. The moratorium, which passed 8-7, goes into effect immediately and will stay in place until March 31, 2011 when it will be revisited, according to a news release. The ban applies to the working, production, mining…

City council in Moncton, N.B., voted unanimously Monday night to call on the province to ban all uranium exploration and mining in New Brunswick. The Liberal Government of New Brunswick defeated a ban on uranium mining in New Brunswick. Environmental groups continue to struggle for a ban. Futher information:CBC News – Moncton wants N.B. to…

The state of Virginia / US has a current moratorium on uranium mining in place since 1981. It can be lifted only if the Virginia General Assembly enacts enabling legislation to allow for development of regulations to mine uranium.

Window Rock, Navajo Nation, USA, 2 December 2006 In December 2006, an Indigenous World Uranium Summit was held in Window Rock, Dineh (Navajo) Reservation, Arizona, USA, one of the areas severely contaminated by uranium mining from the past. Participants issued a Declaration and ‘demand a worldwide ban on uranium mining, processing, enrichment, fuel use, and…

Window Rock, Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA, 22. April 2005 The Navajo Nation has outlawed uranium mining and processing on its reservation, which sprawls across parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and contains one of the world’s largest deposits of uranium ore. … read more