Comment: A little dated but still a lot the questions have not been answered! However, we know that the local uranium corporation does belong to Canada. So a very interesting letter and a lot the questions remain open! No to Uranium Mining!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 4:49 PM EST
Last week's ad in the Star Tribune titled, II. Virginia Uranium, Inc. Questions We've Been Hearing, was the second full-page ad run by Walter Coles Sr.
No doubt, we'll see ads number III, IV and so on. Perhaps, in his next ad, Mr. Coles can answer questions I've been hearing.
Specifically:
* What are the differences among Virginia Uranium Inc. (Virginia) Virginia Uranium Ltd. (Yukon), Virginia Uranium Inc. (Yukon), Holdco, Landco, and Southside Cattle Co.?
Mr. Ron Netolitzky is president and CEO of the Canadian company Santoy, as well as director on the Holdco and Virginia Uranium Inc. (VUI) Board. Norm Reynolds is an advisory board member of Santoy, as well as the CEO and president of Virginia Uranium Inc. Is there a joint venture between Santoy and Holdco?
A January 1985 Marline Corporation letter from Land Manager Mark Fetzer states, "I know that Marline holds leases with over 300 families in Pittsylvania County." Does VUI or any related company hold mineral leases for areas other than Coles Hill - in Pittsylvania County or elsewhere in Virginia?
* I've seen VUI information which states that "Holdco will commence a regional exploration and acquisition program to target and acquire both new and historic uranium prospects in Pittsylvania County, Virginia." Is VUI or any related company planning to mine areas other than Coles Hill if the moratorium on uranium mining is lifted?
* Do you think others, perhaps Canadians, French or Australians, will be encouraged to seek uranium opportunities in Virginia or other east coast regions if the uranium ban is lifted and VUI is allowed to mine in Virginia?
* Recently, I have read, in a document prepared for VUI, "Holdco does not currently carry any form of insurance for environmental risks (including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of the disposal of waste products occurring from exploration and production)." Who is responsible for pollution and other hazards that result from the disposal of waste produced during exploratory drilling?
* The Pittsylvania County Waste Ordinance, Chapter 29, outlines the procedure for approval for waste management activities. Did Pittsylvania County exempt VUI from the Waste Ordinance? If so, why?
* If there is contamination present when VUI tests water from exploratory drilling, where and how does VUI dispose of the water?
I would be remiss if I did not comment on II. Virginia Uranium, Inc. Questions We've Been Hearing.
* It truly does not matter if your company is composed of Virginians, Canadians or Martians.
* Uranium mining and milling, if allowed, would involve a variety of risks to our region.
* Nothing will prevent China from buying VUI yellow cake.
* It is noteworthy that VUI felt the need to defend Lynchburg's nuclear fuel industry.
Karen B. Maute
Danville, VA (but lives in Pittslyvania County, VA)
Read more:
http://www.wpcva.com/articles/2010/04/02/chatham/uranium/uranium78.prt
