Uranium mining not over, but new data available

Hydrologist B.K. Darling, Ph.D., is the author of a comprehensive report of 27 in-situ leach uranium mines in Texas. He was commissioned by the Houston law firm of Blackburn & Carter to compile a report on the condition of these mines and their impact on ground water quality. Five of the mines in this report are mines that Powertech Uranium Corp. identifies on their Web site as ISL uranium mines that have successfully restored ground water.

The Darling report proves that statement is misleading because those mines are as polluted as the other Texas ISL mines. In fact, the report…