Declaration de bakara / N’Djamena / Chad

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 /…

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Government renews Uranium Mining Ban in British Columbia/Canada

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.

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Labrador Inuit vote for uranium mining ban

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…

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Uranium Mining Ban in New Brunswick … not in place yet

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…

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Dineh (Navajo) Nation outlaws Uranium Mining (USA/Arizona)

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

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