March 19, 2008--Uranium mill proposed ouside of Naturita (Norwood Post)
Norwood could get a new neighbor: a uranium mill outside of Naturita to process all of the uranium ore that is being mined in and around San Miguel County. Energy Fuels, Inc. is in the early stages of permitting its Piñon Ridge Mill to process up to 1,000 tons of uranium ore, as well as vanadium, per day. It would be the first uranium processing facility to be constructed in the U.S. in 25 years. The recent shutdown of a uranium mill in Cañon City, owned by the Cotter Corporation, followed a string of violations, complaints and fines associated with its activities. Most recently the mill was fined for contaminating water that poisoned migrating birds.
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