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Curb Uranium Enthusiasm
Exploratory uranium mine near Grand Canyon given go-ahead |
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07 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:22 AM on 07 Feb 2008 The U.S. Forest Service has granted a permit to a British mining company to drill exploratory uranium mines just miles from Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona and just three miles from a popular lookout. Officials in the county voted unanimously to try to stop the exploration, but their opposition has had little effect since the mine is on national forest land. An antiq ... |
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