Uranium mining in Colorado — Uranium mining in Colorado, United States, goes back to 1872, when pitchblende ore was taken from gold mines near Central City, Colorado. The Colorado uranium industry has seen booms and busts, but continues to this day. Not counting byproduct… … Wikipedia
Uranium City, Saskatchewan — Uranium City is a settlement in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is on the northern shores of Lake Athabasca near the border of the Northwest Territories. It is located at coord|59|34|N|108|37|W| and 230 m above sea level. The settlement is… … Wikipedia
Uranium mining in the United States — declined drastically in the 1980s, but has revived since 2001 due to higher uranium prices. The average spot price of uranium oxide (U3O8) increased from $7.92 per pound in 2001 to $39.48 per pound in 2006. [Department of Energy s [http://www.eia … Wikipedia
Uranium mining in Wyoming — Uranium mining in Wyoming, a state of the United States was formerly a much larger industry than it is today. Wyoming once had many operating uranium mines, and still has the largest known uranium ore reserves of any state in the U.S. The Wyoming … Wikipedia
Uranium — (pronEng|jʊˈreɪniəm) is a silvery gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. It has 92 protons and 92 electrons, 6 of them valence electrons. It can have between 141 and … Wikipedia
Uranium in the environment — Uranium in the environment, this page is about the science of uranium in the environment and in animals (including humans). The legal and social issues associated with uranium are discussed elsewhere. This page is a subpage of actinides in the… … Wikipedia
Uranium ore deposits — are ore deposits which constitute economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within the Earth s crust. DistributionThe distribution of uranium ore deposits is widespread, with sizeable deposits and mines in Australia (40% of EDR [cite… … Wikipedia
Uranium (disambiguation) — Uranium may refer to:* Uranium, the chemical element ** Uranium 232 ** Uranium 233 ** Uranium 234 ** Uranium 235 ** Uranium 238 ** Uranium 239 ** Uranium 240 * Uranium City, Saskatchewan, a Canadian settlement * Uranium (TV series), a music video … Wikipedia
Uranium tailings — are a waste material of uranium mining. In mining, the raw uranium ore is brought to the surface and crushed into a fine sand. The valuable uranium bearing minerals are then mechanically removed, and the remaining radioactive sand, called uranium … Wikipedia
Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia … Wikipedia
