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Acme Resources Inc. ,
Twenty-Seven Capital Corp.,
Fronteer Development Group Inc.,
Logan Resources Ltd. ,
Rimfire Minerals Corporation ,
Strategic Metals Ltd. ,
Fjordland Exploration Inc. ,
Copper Ridge Explorations Inc. ,
Landmark Minerals Inc. ,
Freegold Ventures Ltd
, which is exploring for uranium in the central Yukon area, included a winter road along the river in its land-use application.
The proposed road, which would lead to the company's uranium claims, would follow an old mining road known as the Wind River Trail north of Keno. is currently reviewing Cash Minerals' application and has extended the public comment period for it twice until Dec. 10, 2007.
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) has issued an action alert to its members, saying the company's uranium mining venture is speculative and would pose huge risks for the pristine watershed.
(CBC Nov. 20, 2007 / Dec. 7, 2007)
On Dec. 24, 2007, the district office of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) recommended the approval to the Yukon government, with the provision that Cash Minerals Ltd. fulfill 46 specific conditions to minimize impact. The Yukon government has 30 days - until Jan. 28 - to accept, reject or alter the conditions recommended by the YESAB office. (Whitehorse Star Jan. 2, 2008)
On Jan. 22, 2008, the Yukon government has given Cash Minerals the green light to build a controversial winter road in the Wind River Valley area, but it also denied permission to build an airstrip along the route. The 178-kilometre winter road, to be built on the existing Wind River Trail north of Mayo, will allow Cash Minerals to haul equipment and supplies to its uranium mining claims in the area. The government's decision was based on recommendations from the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board, which approved both the road and airstrip. But information about the company's proposed airstrip was too vague to ensure it would not have adverse impacts on wilderness tourism activity in the region, according to officials with the government's lands branch, which is part of the Energy, Mines and Resources Department. (CBC Jan. 23, 2008)
> Access YESAB Online Registry (YOR)
(Project No. 2007-0205: Wernecke Winter Road Access Project)
> View CPAWS release: Yukon's Three Rivers threatened by proposed mining exploration roads, Nov. 15, 2007
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Santoy Resources Ltd. ,
Sparton Resources Inc. ,
International Ranger Corp. ,
Logan Resources Ltd. ,
International Montoro Resources Inc. ,
Gemco Minerals Inc. ,
EKG Minerals Inc. ,
American Creek Resources Ltd. ,
Hi Ho Silver Resources Inc. ,
Goldcliff Resource Corporation ,
Manson Creek Resources Ltd. ,
Golden Reign Resources Ltd. ,
Transglobal Mining Corp. ,
Castle Resources Inc. ,
Garnet Point Resources Corp. ,
Saturn Minerals Inc. ,
NXA Inc.
Uranium mining in British Columbia is opposed by
Uranium Free B.C. Coalition, Yellowhead Ecological Association (YEA) ,
Committee for a Clean Kettle Valley (CCKV) .
announced that it has filed a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia alleging that the Province of British Columbia in imposing a uranium and thorium reserve under the Mineral Tenure Act on April 24, 2008, has prevented the company from exploring for, developing, or producing uranium or thorium from the Cup Lake/Donen uranium property and that the Province of B.C. has "expropriated" the company's interest in the property.
On April 24, 2008, British Columbia imposed a ban on uranium exploration (view details)
held a standing-room-only meeting in Rock Creek on Jan. 24, 2009. A strategy meeting to oppose uranium mining in B.C. will be held in Kelowna on Feb. 21, 2009.
"Residents are up in arms about the lifting of the government's own moratorium on uranium mining along the Kettle River," said Jenny Fletcher, committee spokeswoman. applied to the province for work permits on the Blizzard claim on April 21, 2008. Three days later, the province announced a moratorium on uranium development.
Boss Power filed a damages lawsuit on Oct. 16, 2008, but the province's Nov. 28 statement of defence apparently says the moratorium doesn't apply to Blizzard. However, the company still hasn't received any work permits.
(The Daily Courier Jan. 29, 2009)
held an open house to answer questions and concerns citizens of the valley had about the drilling and exploration that the company has applied for a permit for from the The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
(Clearwater Times July 17, 2006)
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Firestone Ventures Inc. ,
International Ranger Corp. ,
Marum Resources Inc. ,
North American Gem Inc. ,
Geo Minerals Ltd. ,
Red Dragon Resources Corp. ,
AREVA Resources Canada Inc.,
Solitaire Minerals Corp. ,
Thelon Ventures Ltd. ,
Triex Minerals Corporation ,
Yellowcake PLC ,
Roughrider Uranium Corp.,
Fission Energy Corp.,
Tribune Minerals Corp. ,
Black Hawk Exploration Inc. ,
Dumont Nickel Inc.
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East Nickel Mining Inc. ,
Crescent Resources Corp. ,
RJK Explorations Ltd. ,
Santoy Resources Ltd. ,
Cash Minerals Ltd. ,
ValGold Resources Ltd. ,
Rare Earth Metals Corp. ,
Hinterland Metals Inc. ,
Callinan Mines Ltd ,
Temex Resources Corp.
has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese company to undertake joint exploration for uranium on its 100 per cent owned North East Wollaston Project.
Under the agreement, East Nickel Mining Inc. (ERI) can earn between a 40 per cent to a 95 per cent interest in the project, depending on the amount of work it does at the site.
(Star Phoenix Dec. 5, 2008)
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Kennecott Exploration Company, Cash Minerals Ltd. ,
Consolidated Pacific Bay Minerals, Ltd. ,
Ressources d'Arianne Inc. ,
Ditem Explorations, Inc. ,
Eloro Resources Ltd. ,
Entourage Mining Ltd. ,
Fieldex Exploration Inc. ,
U Mining Resources Inc. ,
Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. ,
Golden Valley Mines Ltd. ,
Laramide Resources Ltd.,
Matamec Explorations Inc. ,
Metalex Ventures Ltd. ,
Nova Uranium Corp.,
Quinto Mining Inc. ,
BacTech Mining Corporation ,
Starfire Minerals Inc. ,
Strateco Resources Inc. ,
Uranium Mining Corporation plc. ,
Waseco Resources Inc. ,
Uramin Inc.,
Uranium Mines of Canada, Plc.,
Cameco,
NWT Uranium Corp.,
AntOro Resources Inc. ,
Uracan Resources Ltd. ,
Sheridan Platinum Group Ltd,
Anglo-Canadian Uranium Corp. ,
Fort Chimo Minerals Inc. ,
Limestone Basin Exploration Ltd. ,
Uranor Inc.,
Virginia Mines Inc. ,
Uranium Star Corp. ,
Richmond Minerals Inc. ,
Freewest Resources Canada Inc. ,
Dios Exploration Inc. ,
Xemplar Energy Corp. ,
Noront Resources Ltd. ,
Hawk Uranium Inc. ,
Aurizon Mines Ltd. ,
Ressources Appalaches ,
Landmark Minerals Inc. ,
Big Red Diamond Corp. ,
Jetcom Inc. ,
Yellowcake Resources Inc. ,
Kodiak Exploration Ltd. ,
Hinterland Metals Inc. ,
Lexam Explorations Inc. ,
Kakanda Resources Corp. ,
Santoy Resources Ltd. ,
Majescor Resources Inc. ,
International Kirkland Minerals Inc. ,
Pro-Spect-Or Resources Inc. ,
Otish Energy Inc. ,
Abbastar Uranium Corp. ,
NioGold Mining Corp. ,
Stellar Pacific Ventures Inc. ,
Typhoon Exploration Inc. ,
Everton Resources Inc. ,
Canam Energy Inc. ,
Terra Ventures Inc. ,
VVC Exploration Corp. ,
Manicouagan Minerals Inc. ,
Icon Industries Limited ,
Diagnos Inc. ,
Augyva Mining Resources Inc. ,
Novawest Resources Inc. ,
Colt Resources Inc. ,
Core Resources Ltd ,
Sirios Resources Inc. ,
U Mining Resources Inc. ,
Vior Inc. ,
Perihelion Canada, Inc. ,
Bearclaw Capital Corp. ,
Tribune Uranium Corp. ,
Fission Energy Corp.,
Central Uranium Corporation,
Abitex Resources Inc. ,
Channel Resources Ltd. ,
Vantex Resources Ltd. ,
Northfield Metals Inc. ,
Amseco Exploration Ltd. ,
Kativik Resources Inc.,
Midland Exploration Inc. ,
Western Troy Capital Resources Inc. ,
Société québécoise d'exploration minière (SOQUEM) ,
Commerce Resources Corp. ,
Razor Resources Inc ,
Quest Uranium Corporation ,
Nebu Resources Inc. ,
Fancamp Exploration Ltd. ,
Areva Resources,
RT Minerals Corp. ,
Exploration NQ Inc. ,
Element92 Resources Corp. ,
Brazos International Exploration, Inc. (> SEC),
Stelmine Canada Ltd ,
Apella Resources Inc. ,
Priority Uranium Corporation ,
Jourdan Resources Inc.
Uranium mining development in Québec is being opposed by l'Association pour la Protection de l'Environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL) ,
Sept-Îles Sans Uranium .
See also blog by Michael Patenaude: "Oppose Uranium Exploration and Mining in West Quebec! "
, in Kangiqsualujjuaq on planning for Kuururjuaq Park.
Azimut Exploration Inc. , a Montreal-based firm with a uranium property near Kuururjuaq, strongly opposes any limits on mineral exploration or mining near the park. said the birthright organization has "very serious reservations" about plans for uranium mining near Kuururjuaq, which includes a scenic mineral-rich belt near the Torngat Mountains.
And the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) want to see a buffer zone as well as an expansion of the park's boundaries at Mont Nuvulialuk and around Tasikallak Bay.
These groups want the park's boundaries expanded by 1,800 sq km at the south and north ends to protect fossils and lakes near Tasikallak and unique land features near Nuvialuk that date back to the last ice age, including rocky ice fields and remnants of ancient shorelines.
(Nunatsiaq News Apr. 20, 2007)
, and a group of students.
(L'Écho de la Lièvre, June 20, 2006)
at Sept-Îles on Dec. 13, 2009.
(Radio Canada/Le Soleil Dec. 13, 2009)
is performing uranium exploration around Lac Kachiwiss some 20 km north of the city. (Le Soleil Jan. 27, 2009; Montreal Gazette Feb. 7, 2009)
The public is invited to review the Environmental and Social Impact Study submitted by Strateco Resources Inc., the proponent of the Matoush Uranium Exploration Project, located northeast of Mistissini and Chibougamau.
> Download Public Notice Jan. 4, 2010 (PDF)
> View Project agreement for the Matoush uranium exploration ramp access project in the province of Québec, Nov. 13, 2009 (Major Projects Management Office)
On Nov. 11, 2009, Strateco Resources Inc. announced that it has filed the Environmental Impact Study and all technical documentation concerning the application for the licence required to start the underground exploration work for the Matoush uranium project feasibility study. The main infrastructure of the project consists of a 2405 metre ramp, at a maximum depth of 300 metres.
The Environmental Impact Study can be consulted, starting November 16th, on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website.
> View CEAA Matoush Project sheet
> Download Environmental Impact Study Underground Exploration Program Matoush Property (Oct. 2009) (CEAA)
On Sep. 30, 2009, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) announced the availability of $40,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals to take part in the environmental assessment of the Matoush Exploration Project, located 260 km northeast of Chibougamau, in the Province of Québec.
The proponent, Strateco Resource Inc., is proposing to develop an underground uranium exploration ramp and related surface infrastructure.
Funding applications received by the Agency by November 2, 2009 will be considered.
> View CEAA news release Sep. 30, 2009
> View CEAA public notice Sep. 30, 2009
> View CEAA reference page for Matoush Exploration Project, ref. no. 08-00-46115
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has received an application and a project proposal from Strateco Resources Inc., for the excavation of an underground exploration ramp, in order to conduct an advanced exploration phase for the development of its uranium mining project on the Matoush claim.
CNSC staff has determined that an EA is required to be conducted in order for this licensing action to occur.
> View Matoush Exploration Project, Chibougamau, Quebec (CNSC)
On Nov. 11, 2008, Strateco Resources Inc. announced that the Scoping Study on Matoush "Indicates Very Strong Economics".
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
On Nov. 5, 2008, Strateco Resources Inc. announced that the Licence Application for the Underground Exploration Program of the Matoush Uranium property was filed to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Strateco is proposing to develop an exploration ramp at the Matoush Project.
> Download licence application: Strateco · SEDAR (PDF)
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Fronteer Development Group Inc.,
Aurora Energy Resources Inc.,
Commander Resources Ltd. ,
Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp,
Monster Copper Corporation,
Pathfinder Resources Ltd. ,
Santoy Resources Ltd. ,
Consolidated Abaddon Resources Inc. ,
Golden Valley Mines Ltd. ,
Uranium Mining Corporation plc. ,
Waseco Resources Inc. ,
Bayswater Uranium Corporation ,
Universal Uranium Ltd. ,
Silver Spruce Resources Inc. ,
Landmark Minerals Inc. ,
Belmont Resources Inc. ,
International Montoro Resources Inc. ,
Denison Mines Corp.,
Freewest Resources Canada Inc. ,
Uranium Star Corp. ,
Ucore Uranium Inc. ,
Vulcan Minerals Inc. ,
Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. ,
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ,
Cash Minerals Ltd. ,
Running Fox Resource Corp. ,
Global Gold Uranium, LLC ,
New Island Resources Inc. ,
Newfoundland Goldbar Resources Inc. ,
Golden Cross Resources Ltd ,
Capella Resources Ltd. ,
Quest Uranium Corporation ,
High Tide Resources Inc.,
Alpha Uranium Resources Inc.,
Atikwa Minerals Corp. ,
Uranium City Resources Inc (UCR) ,
Golden Dory Resources Ltd ,
Metals Creek Resources Corp. ,
Delta Uranium Inc. ,
JNR Resources Inc.
Uranium mining in Labrador is opposed by Makkovik Uranium Committee.
On Sep. 8, 2009, Fronteer Development Group Inc. announced a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the proposed Michelin Uranium Project.
> Calculate Mine Feasibility
On June 19, 2008, Aurora Energy Resources Inc. announced the creation of a new panel that "will give community representatives from coastal Labrador input into project planning and key environmental work". Aurora is currently seeking applications from coastal Labrador citizens who are interested in participating in the Michelin Project Community Panel. Deadline for applications is July 14, 2008.
Aboriginal groups living near a proposed uranium mine site in northern Labrador say they want more information about how the development will affect their communities.
The uranium deposits lie within land that is owned by Labrador Inuit.
Terry Rice, town manager in Makkovik, near where the mine will be located, said a land use plan for that area has yet to be worked out and the mine will have to come after that agreement is reached.
He thinks the company's plan to begin construction in three years is too optimistic.
Innu Nation President Daniel Ashini said the Innu need to be included in Aurora development plans, too, because the company is planning to build a service road to the mine that he said will go through Innu land.
(CBC Aug. 22, 2007)
On Aug. 20, 2007, Aurora Energy Resources Inc. announced that it has advanced its Michelin Project to the pre-feasibility stage. Aurora anticipates formally registering the Michelin Project with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency by the end of the year. Pending completion of the necessary regulatory approvals and a positive feasibility study, Aurora estimates it could begin mine construction as soon as 2010 and commence production in 2013.
in Labrador is hosting public meetings in Makkovik and Postville this week to hear from people who are concerned about a proposed uranium mine.
Aurora Energy Resources is test-drilling in several areas near the Labrador communities and company officials say they're close to deciding if a mine is feasible.
(CBC Apr. 10, 2007)
Aurora Energy Resources Inc. has been given approval to test-drill for uranium in a Labrador lake, but will need to have an environmental monitor in place.
The company plans to start its winter drilling program through ice at Melody Lake on March 15, 2007.
Previously, the Newfoundland and Labrador government had ruled that third-party monitoring at Melody Lake was not necessary.
Residents of nearby communities, as well as the watchdog group Mining Watch , had appealed for independent monitoring at the exploration site.
(Radio Canada Feb. 19, 2007)
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Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ,
Geodex Minerals Ltd. ,
CVRD Inco Limited ,
Capella Resources Ltd. ,
Quest Uranium Corporation ,
Sparton Resources Inc. (suspended)
Uranium mining in New Brunswick is opposed by Support Citizens Against Radioactive Emissions (SCARE NB),
Southeast Chapter of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick ,
Nuclear Free NB
, announced on Aug. 11, 2008, it would be suspending its New Brunswick uranium program.
"We can't do uranium now," said Sparton chairman Edward Thompson. "It's going to be suspended until the government changes its regulations."
(NB Business Journal Aug. 13, 2008)
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Tripple Uranium Resources Inc.
Uranium mining in Nova Scotia is opposed by Citizens Action to Protect the Environment (CAPE) (Hants County), Citizens Allied to Ban Uranium Mining (CABUM).
Nova Scotia has had a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining since 1982. If a company finds uranium in concentrations greater than 100 parts per million, it must report those results and stop digging. (The Daily News Jan. 3, 2008)
On April 1, 2008, Capella Resources Ltd announced that the logging of drill holes at the Titus Project yielded uranium values over 100 parts per million (ppm), a uranium threshold that required the company to notify the Nova Scotia Government pursuant to the Mineral Resources Regulations (Nova Scotia) made under the Mineral Resources Act (Nova Scotia). "Unexpectedly, the calibrated down-the-hole gamma/resistivity probe reported significant concentrations of uranium in five of eleven drill holes with a maximum hole separation of more than 1 kilometer, and a peak value of 0.815% eU3O8 intersected in hole TS-004."
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