Australia's Uranium Mining An Overview In the last forty years, Uranium has become one of the worlds most important energy minerals. Primarily, Uranium produced in Australia has used for the sole production of electricity. However a small proportion of the Uranium mined is for important medical isotopes. It is for this reason that Uranium mining is an ever-important and pressing point of discussion. Mining itself has been criticized for the massive effect it on the …showed first 75 words of 2316 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2316 total…won't be long until mining companies and these people come to an understanding or agreement. Bibliography and References Books and Papers: 1. Current Practices and Options for Confinement of Uranium Mill Tailings, New York. Bernan Associates November 1981 2. Hardy, C J, 1978, The Chemistry of Uranium Milling, Radiochimica Acta 25, 121-134 3. OECD NEA 1993, The Safety of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, chapter 2. URL's http://www.uic.com.au/uicchem.htm http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/kakadu/jabiluka/response.html