Hoo-ha over Karoo uranium mine plan
06 May 2016 - 02:00
A new mining controversy has erupted in the Karoo following an Australian company's announcement that it plans to mine uranium in the area.Civil society groups have vowed to oppose the venture, which aims to capitalise on South Africa's plans to increase its nuclear power capacity.Uranium explorer and producer Peninsula Energy said deposits of the nuclear fuel under the semi-arid Karoo might be 10 times greater than the volume already found there, valued at R1.
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