Planet Ark : BHP To Dig New Australia Uranium Mine After Ban - 0 views
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Energy Net on 21 Nov 08SYDNEY - BHP Billiton Ltd says it wants to develop one of Australia's largest untapped uranium deposits, after the state government where the deposit is located lifted a ban on mining the nuclear power feedstock. The 10-kilometre-long (6 miles) Yeelirrie deposit, located about 1,000 km north of Perth in west Australia, is estimated to contain about 52,000 tonnes of uranium. That's 7 percent more than total world production last year, according to figures from the World Nuclear Association.