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MINING WATCH LIST:
Powertechexposed.com Information about proposed uranium mining in northern Colorado and Powertech Uranium Corp
Other Actions
Colorado Uranium This pdf lists all the current uranium reclamation permits, prospecting notices and State Land Board applications.
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Be Engaged: Make Comments
Nuvemco Last Chance Mine Comments were submitted by INFORM, Center for Biological Diversity, Red Rock Forests and Sheep Mountain Alliance on March 2, 09; additional comments were submitted on December 24, 09 to Robert Ernst at the Umcompahgre Field Office of the BLM.
INFORM submitted comments on October 23 09 to the Arizona BLM in support of withdrawing one million acres surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.
We are still awaiting the outcome of these mining actions.
Sheep Mountain Alliance, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Center for Biological Diversity, and INFORM requested that the State Director for Land Management review the Denison- Topaz/Sunday Uranium mine expansion. The State Director found that the San Juan Public Lands Center did not meet its legal and technical standards under the National Environmental Policy Act and must review its decisions.
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US FOREST SERVICE PROPOSED ACTIONS
Fairburn Mining and Exploration Plan
A prospecting proposal has been submitted to the US Forest Service. The planed operation is in the Fairburn Mountain Area in Clear Creek County, Colorado. As the mining plan stands right now, less than 16,000 feet will be disturbed; therefore, public comments are not warranted. However, if this changes it will be posted here. For additional information contact: INFORM or Patti Turecek and her e’mail is pturecek@fs.fed.us
Willow Creek Mine Expansion Plan
Jelen and Son, Incorporated has submitted a plan to expand their gold mining operation from private land to National Forest Service Lands in Lake County, Colorado. This plan has been placed on indefinite hold by Jelen and Son. If that should change, it will be posted here. To keep up with this and other mining actions, join INFORM's e'mail list. The Forest Service contact person is Megen Kabele and her e’mail is mkabele@fs.fed.us
SAVE STEVE'S PLACE
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Subject: Save Lower Slate Lake
Dear [President Obama, Representative, Senator]
The Supreme Court, following a Bush administration change to “fill material, ruled mining waste can be dumped into the Lower Slate Lake in Alaska. A gold mining company plans to dump 210,000 gallons of mining waste per day into the 23-acre lake.
The mining waste will kill all aquatic life in the lake. Furthermore, this ruling could be used as a precedent to pollute other bodies of water, and essentially gut the Clean Water Act.
Contact Lisa P. Jackson (EPA administrator)
Contact President Obama by going to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Contact your Representative by going to:https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
Contact your Senators by going to:http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_
When you write to President Obama
- Please re-define “fill-material” (i.e. return to the original definition) and protect this lake.
On the other hand, when you write to member of Congress or the EPA
-Please support any measures that will re-vitalize the Clean Water Act and protect out waterways.
In conclusion, much more than one lake is at stake. To paraphrase Justice Souter, what if this were that lake in Florida, could mine waste be dumped in the Everglades. Right now it seems the answer is yes.
We are the Information Network for Responsible Mining (INFORM).
“Boom” Uranium Mining: When the Department of Energy leased 25,000 acres in the Uravan Mineral Belt without addressing cumulative impacts or ensuring compliance with the Endangered Species Act, INFORM filed suit in Federal Court. On Jan 15, 2010 a U.S. District court concluded that DOE officials must answer question and relinquish documents of the 42-square-mile uranium leasing program. For more information go to: http://www. biologicaldiversity.org/news/ press_releases/ 2010 /uranium-01-15-1020.html or http://colorado independent.com/46139/green-groups-battling-uranium-boom-in-sw-colorado-laud-district-court-ruling
URANIUM RULEMAKING
Before mining is undertaken, there are opportunities to submit comments. Those events will be posted here. To receive notices- join our e’mail list.
The Colorado Division of Mining Reclamation and Safety (DRMS) has completed a draft version of new Hark Rock Mining Rules. Because of our participation in the informal rulemaking the draft rules include public input in prospecting and a "snap-shot" site characterization; however, the Board may accept, reject of modify any or all of the Division’s proposed rules.
All written comments received by DRMS can be found at http://mining.state.co.us/Rulemaking/Written%20
Subject: Uranium Rulemaking
Things you might want to say at the public meetings
Wise Uranium Project Health and environmental impacts of depleted uranium. News, maps and resources on depleted uranium.
In conclusion, I urge the Board to adopt rules that ensure ground water protection from in situ leach uranium mining operations and guarantee full public and local government involvement in all phases of mineral extraction.
I am encouraged that the Division’s Draft Rules adhere to the letter and spirit of the laws, and hold uranium mining companies accountable for restoring ground water to the original condition and that secrecy from prospecting activities.
Ground water restoration standards should be unambiguous and established before mining activities. This baseline must be held constant. It must not be allowed to change during mining. Protecting water quality is critical for Colorado’s long-term cultural and economic health.
The MLRB Rules should ratify current staff practice of accepting public and local government comments on prospecting activities. These pre-mining activities often have the potential to result in concrete impact to communities and water quality, and warrant public involvement. The importance of providing for public and local government input into the consideration of prospecting activities cannot be overstated.
Important Party Dates:
Hearing:
The Hearing will be in Denver beginning on July 13th. It will take at least 2 days (and possibly 3).
The MLRB will being deliberation of the new rules on August 14th.
Public meetings:
The fourth and final Public Meeting concluded on June 10 in Denver. Approximately 30 people attended the meeting. The two most consistently voiced queries were;
1) why are pit liners not used when drilling for uranium (pit liners are required for all oil/gas development) and
2) why does not the DRMS adopt Uranium Rules similar to the Oil and Gas regulations.
Additional documents can be found by going to: http://mining.state.co.us/Rulemaking.htm
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