Ranger mine's uranium spill revealed to be Rio Tinto's second in a week
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 10, 2013
The chemical spill at Ranger Uranium Mine last weekend was the second such incident in a week for the mine's parent company, Rio Tinto, placing further scrutiny on the company's uranium mining operations. Processing at the Ranger site, in Kakadu ...
Authorities Order Suspension of ERA's Uranium Mine After Spill
Wall Street Journal - Dec 9, 2013
SYDNEY--Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. (ERA.AU) said government officials had ordered it to shut its flagship Ranger uranium mine in Australia's Northern Territory indefinitely, following a spill of radioactive spill on Saturday. The company, majority ...
Mine in Kakadu closed after toxic spill
ABC Online - Dec 9, 2013
TONY EASTLEY: The Ranger uranium mine, which occupies a lease inside the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, is facing an uncertain future after being shut down indefinitely after a massive spill of toxic material. Traditional Aboriginal owners of ...
ERA shares dive after Ranger leak
NEWS.com.au - Dec 9, 2013
SHARES in Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) have dived more than 12 per cent following a toxic spill at the company's Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory. ERA shares were 16 cents, or 12.3 per cent, lower at $1.14 at 1148 AEDT. The fall ...
NT uranium mine suspended after radioactive leak
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 9, 2013
Federal politics: full coverage. The federal government has suspended operations at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory, after a major leak of acid and radioactive slurry at the weekend. The mine's operator, Energy Resources of Australia, ...
ERA mine on hold after radioactive spill near Kakadu
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 9, 2013
Uranium processing at Energy Resources of Australia's Ranger mine will not be allowed to restart until federal agencies are satisfied it is safe, after Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane imposed a formal suspension on the controversial mine. Mr Macfarlane's ...
uranium mine suspended after radioactive leak
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 9, 2013
The federal government has suspended operations at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory, after a major leak of acid and radioactive slurry at the weekend. The mine's operator, Energy Resources of Australia, insists there has been no ...
uranium miner ordered to halt
The Australian - Dec 9, 2013
THE operators of a uranium mine inside World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park have been told not to resume processing in the wake of a spill of more than a million litres of acid-laced radioactive material. This comes amid calls from anti-nuclear ...
Federal govt suspends Ranger operations
Sky News Australia - Dec 9, 2013
Updated: 20:15, Monday December 9, 2013. Federal govt suspends Ranger operations. The federal government has told Energy Resources of Australia that it cannot resume processing uranium until regulators are happy with the integrity of the Ranger mine ...
Radioactive spill: uranium processing halted and mine audit under way
The Guardian - Dec 8, 2013
Ranger The collapsed leach tank at the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu national park where acidic slurry spilled. Photograph: Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation/AAP. Uranium processing has been shut down at a Northern Territory mine which was the ...
Feds suspend processing at Ranger mine after spill
ABC Online - Dec 8, 2013
The Federal Government has suspended all processing operations at the Territory's Ranger uranium mine following a toxic spill on the weekend. Up to a million litres of uranium ore and acid spilled out of a burst tank at the mine site near Kakadu National ...
Kakadu mining accident prompts concerns about 'one-stop-shop' approvals
ABC Online - Dec 8, 2013
ELEANOR HALL: Back home now, and conservationists say it's time the Ranger uranium mine was closed permanently after yet another spill in Kakadu on Saturday. More than a million litres of toxic slurry engulfed the mine and breached its containment lines ...
Conservationist says uranium mine spill shows states must not be given ...
ABC Online - Dec 8, 2013
The Australian Conservation Foundation says it is time the Ranger uranium mine was closed permanently after yet another spill in Kakadu National Park, east of Darwin. More than a million litres of toxic slurry engulfed the mine on Saturday. The spill ...
Ranger uranium mine leak hits ERA shares
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 8, 2013
Shares in Energy Resources of Australia, the operator of the Ranger Uranium mine, have fallen sharply in early trading on Monday on the back of Saturday's high profile leak of toxic substances. ERA has lost more than 8 per cent of its value in early trading, ...
Investigation as radioactive leak leaves Ranger uranium mine under a cloud
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 8, 2013
Federal politics: full coverage · Radioactive spill in Kakadu stirs anger · The Pulse: Politics Live with Judith Ireland. The future of Australia's oldest uranium mine is under renewed scrutiny, after a tank holding more than a million litres of radioactive slurry burst ...
Kakadu mining accident prompts concern about 'one-stop-shop' approvals
ABC Online - Dec 8, 2013
Conservationists say Saturdays spill at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory should serve as a warning to the federal government not to give states and territories the power to sign off on uranium mining applications. Katie Hamann. Source: The ...
UPDATE 1-Australia's ERA says no timeframe for Ranger shutdown
Reuters - Dec 8, 2013
... Print. * Rio's majority-owned ERA launching probe into radioactive leak. * Too early to say how long ore processing will be halted. * Shutdown at Ranger mine may help ailing uranium market (Recasts, adds details). SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Uranium ...
Another million reasons to probe uranium mining
Brisbane Times - Dec 8, 2013
A radioactive spill at a uranium mine in Kadadu should set off more alarms for a troubled industry. Tweet · submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. It is deeply disturbing, but hardly surprising, that a million litres of radioactive material has ...
Rio's ERA Drops After Australia Uranium Mine Spill: Sydney Mover
Businessweek - Dec 8, 2013
Rio Tinto Group's Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. tumbled the most in almost two years in Sydney trading after an acid and ore spill at its Ranger uranium mine near world heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. ERA (ERA), 68.4 percent owned by ...
ERA shares facing pressure over uranium leak
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 8, 2013
Rio Tinto's hopes of reviving its majority-owned Ranger uranium mine have been dealt another blow by the leak of toxic substances on Saturday. Radioactive uranium particles and industrial acids leaked after an ageing tank split open. Management at the ...
Radioactive spill in Kakadu stirs rage
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 8, 2013
It began as a 10-centimetre tear in a leach tank at Ranger uranium mine, in Kakadu National Park. Within an hour it turned into what some are calling one of the worst radioactive accidents in Australia's history. ''It's a massive failure,'' said Justin O'Brien, chief ...
Greens call for end of Ranger uranium mine operations after slurry spill
ABC Online - Dec 7, 2013
The Greens are calling for a permanent end to operations at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory after a radioactive spill at the site yesterday morning. A tank containing up to a million litres of uranium ore and acid split, damaging the crane that ...
Spill of contaminated material at Ranger uranium mine; locals fear for Kakadu ...
ABC Online - Dec 7, 2013
The operators of the Ranger mine in the Northern Territory say a spill of uranium and acid has been contained, and there will be no impact to the environment. A huge tank in the processing area of the mine failed about 1:00am (ACST) on Saturday. The tank ...
Rio Tinto Uranium Mine Spills Radioactive Acid in National Park
Businessweek - Dec 6, 2013
Rio Tinto Group (RIO)'s Energy Resources Australia (ERA) said a tank at its Rangers uranium mine in Kakadu National Park split, spilling a mixture of acid, ore, mud and water. The 1,450-cubic-meter leaching tank developed a hole, which caused it to split ...
Contamination leak at NT uranium mine
Sky News Australia - Dec 6, 2013
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Major acid leak at Kakadu uranium mine
NEWS.com.au - Dec 6, 2013
A burst tank at the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu National Park has released what traditional owners say is up to a million litres of acidic radioactive slurry, in what they describe as one of the biggest nuclear accidents in Australian history. The site could be ...
Radioactive acid spill at ERA Ranger mine in Kakadu
The Australian - Dec 6, 2013
THERE has been a major radioactive incident at a mine site inside Kakadu National Park overnight, with about a million litres of acid believed spilled, workers evacuated and production shut down. A leaching tank containing the contaminated slurry burst at ...
Aussie Miners Spill A Million Litres Of Radioactive Acid In Kakadu National Park
Gizmodo Australia - Dec 10, 2013
Whoops. About a million litres of radioactive acid sludge accidentally poured out of a tank at the Ranger uranium mine in northern Australia. As if the spill itself weren't bad enough, the mine is also located in the Kakadu National Park, where most of Crocodile ...
Australia suspends Ranger uranium mine operations
Energy Business Review - Dec 10, 2013
The Australian government has halted Ranger uranium mine's processing operations, following a leak of more than 26,000 gallons of acid-laced radioactive material. Failure of a leach tank at the Ranger mine, operated by Energy Resources Australia (ERA), ...
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