Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Uranium Mining and Milling History in Virginia (Keep the Uranium Mining Ban in Virginia)



Uranium mining bill withdrawn from Virginia General Assembly
01 February 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Bill seeking to end a longstanding ban against uranium mining in Virginia has been withdrawn just before it was to be put for vote in the state General Assembly.
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Virginia general assembly to vote on uranium mining ban
30 January 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Virginia state General Assembly is expected to vote on a proposal that could decide on the fate of a longstanding ban against mining for uranium in the state.
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Virginia Coal and Energy Commission votes in favor of uranium mining project
08 January 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Virginia state legislative commission on Coal and Energy voted in favor of the proposed uranium mining initiatives in the state and recommended the drafting of necessary regulatory guidelines.
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Danville City Council votes to retain uranium mining ban in Virginia, US
04 January 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Danville City Council unanimously voted against a proposed uranium mine in Virginia, US on 03 January 2013.
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Virginia Energy plans to raise $6m to advance uranium project in US
02 January 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
Uranium development and exploration company Virginia Energy Resources has announced a share placement offer to raise up to $6m for the development of its wholly-owned Coles Hill uranium project in US.
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Virginia governor opposes uranium mining in state
14 December 2012 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling has expressed his opposition for minning at the state's large uranium deposits and advocated a status quo on the 30-year ban imposed on the mining of uranium.
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Virginia uranium working group proposes guidelines for mining
03 December 2012 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Uranium Working Group in Virginia tasked with framing guidelines for uranium mining in the State, had proposed a new regulatory framework in the event a 30-year ban is lifted.
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Virginia Farm Bureau against uranium mining in state
30 November 2012 | By EBR Staff Writer
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has recommended a continuation of the 30-year uranium mining ban in the state, citing risks for both its residents as well as businesses.
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Virginia Energy receives drilling results of Canadian uranium project
23 November 2011 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources has received results of drilling and prospecting from its Otish Basin uranium project in Quebec, Canada
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Virginia Energy to commence drilling at Canadian uranium project
31 May 2011 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources is all set to start a minimum 2,000m drill program on its 100% owned Otish Basin uranium property in Quebec, Canada in mid-July.
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Virginia Uranium mining plan opposed in North Carolina
15 March 2011 | By EBR Staff Writer
An environmental group Roanoke River Basin Association has opposed Virginia Uranium’s plan to mine deposit in border of the US state of North Carolina.
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Virginia Energy approves drilling for Athabasca Basin property
21 December 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources has approved a 12-hole, 2300m drilling program on the Richardson-Crooked Lake target on the Hatchet Lake property in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.
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Virginia, Denison Commence Drilling On Hatchet JV Property
16 February 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources and Denison Mines have commenced the drilling on the Hatchet Lake uranium property in Saskatchewan. The 2010 program is budgeted at $700,000 and will include approximately 2000mt of drilling in eight to ten holes in the Tuning Fork area, along with ground electromagnetic surveys on three grids in the Hatchet South and Richardson-Lake Crooked Lake areas.
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Virginia Energy To Increase Equity In Coles Hill Uranium Deposit
03 February 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources (Virginia Energy) has revealed that pursuant to an exclusivity agreement with privately held VA Uranium the company has elected to increase its equity ownership of VA Uranium from 22.2% to 28.5% by the purchase of 12.8 million shares at an average price of $0.33/share by a series of seven tranches over a period of a year, commencing January 28, 2010.
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15 January 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Xemplar Energy and Virginia Energy Resources have revealed that Virginia is exercising its option to take a 100% interest in the Otish, Quebec uranium property, under terms laid out in a July 25, 2008 option agreement between the two companies.
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Virginia Energy, BRDC Delineate Radioactive Zone In Bedrock, Otish Mountains, Quebec
28 October 2009 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources Inc. (Virginia Energy) and Big Red Diamond Corporation (BRDC) have announced the identification of uranium-mineralized zone in basement bedrock on the Strategis property, located on margin of the Otish Basin in central Québec. Twenty-one radioactive rock samples (18 from bedrock and 3 boulders) were collected over a 425 m long by 85 m wide area.
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Sprott to become strategic partner in Coles Hill uranium project
10 November 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Uranium development and exploration company Virginia Energy Resources said that Canada-based Sprott Resource Corp (SRC) has agreed to acquire a 19.9% stake in VA Uranium Holdings (VAUH) to become a new strategic partner in the Coles Hill uranium project.
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Lyntek Begins Scoping Study On Coles Hill Uranium Project
09 March 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
Virginia Energy Resources has said that a scoping study has begun on the Coles Hill uranium project, Virginia, US. Lyntek of Lakewood, Colorado, an independent, full-service engineering firm, has been commissioned to lead the study, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2010.
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NAS To Conduct Study On Uranium Mining
01 March 2010 | By EBR Staff Writer
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has signed a contract with Virginia Tech to conduct a study on uranium mining. This study was formally requested by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Provincial government holds uranium mining in Quebec, Canada
01 April 2013 | By EBR Staff Writer
The provincial government of Quebec, Canada is set to commence a study for environmental impacts of uranium exploration and development in the province.
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Winter drilling program completed on Mustang Lake uranium property
16 June 2011 | By EBR Staff Writer
Mega Uranium said that a winter drilling program was completed on the Mustang Lake property located in the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador, Canada.
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Watson, Farley & Williams advises AES Solar Energy on €25million Non-Recourse Financing of their First Photovoltaic Project to Reach Construction in Greece
09 February 2010
Watson, Farley & Williams is advising AES Solar Energy (AES Solar) on a €25 million non-recourse debt facility to finance the Iktinos project, a 4.3MW photovoltaic (PV) facility located in Florina, Greece.
Press Releases
19 August 2009 | By EBR Staff Writer
Forum Uranium Corp. (Forum Uranium) has commenced summer exploration program on its 100% owned Key Lake Road project, Canada. An extensive program of mapping, prospecting, and surveying (soil gas hydrocarbon sampling) will be undertaken over areas of interest along the Key Lake Road Shear Zone and other favourable structural trends.
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