“in-situ” technology, whereby treated water is pumped underground to dissolve uranium deposits. The water is then pumped to the surface, the uranium extracted and the water returned underground.
Opponents of the mine operation say the system threatens groundwater quality over vast areas around the mine
Powertech sues over water rules; residents want mining company to be accountable By Tom HackerLoveland Reporter-Herald, 11/12/2010 (more…)
Powertech Uranium Corp sues Colorado over northwestern Weld County site | Greeley Tribune, 14 Nov 10, A Canadian company seeking to mine uranium in northwestern Weld County has filed suit against the state of Colorado, claiming that recently adopted rules for keeping groundwater clean are unreasonable. (more…)
Hope won’t protect us from Powertech’s in situ uranium mining near Nunn
coloradean.com Sue Ramsay, September 22, 2009 “………. the documented facts of the history of contamination from in situ leach uranium mining such as that proposed by Powertech Uranium Corp. in Weld County. (more…)
