Here's an interesting article focused on the Colorado Pinon...

Here's an interesting article focused on the Colorado Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill proposed to be built in 2016.

Mill’s construction is currently planned to start in 2016 and conclude in 2017

IMO: The benefits of utilization of Ablation Technology within the Pinon Ridge Mill is immense

Win Win in regards to Water - Economics - Permitting!









Special Note
The CDPHE is accepting comments regarding the mill’s construction plans and bonding requirements through until September 3. ( YES Acceptances Now Closed )




A judge has granted Energy Fuels’ request to dismiss the company’s application for water rights on the San Miguel River.

Telluride environmental group Sheep Mountain Alliance says the decision last week by District Court Judge Steven Patrick leaves the energy company with insufficient water for its proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill in Paradox Valley and throws the future of the project into question.

“They need water so it’s not a viable development plan right now,” said Hilary Cooper, director of SMA. “It just strongly furthers our point that Energy Fuels does not have any intention of ever building this thing. As far as we are concerned this is a done deal. They don’t have the water and they aren’t going to build it.”

Energy Fuels filed an application for a surface water right on the San Miguel in December 2010, which would have included a 14-mile pipeline over private and public land, according to a press release from SMA. SMA and other parties objected to the request, and a trial was scheduled for October 2013. Instead of proceeding to trial, Energy Fuels asked that its water rights request be dismissed.


“This water right on the San Miguel River was a secondary supply for the mill and for a potential expansion in the future, but we evaluated the situation and decided we didn’t need the water at this time,” said Energy Fuels spokesperson Curtis Moore.

The judge dismissed the request without prejudice, which means the energy company could reapply for the water rights in the future, Moore said. Energy Fuels will instead use water from wells on the property to provide the 144 gallons a minute the mill would require during operations.

SMA had filed a motion to dismiss the water rights request, but “with prejudice,” which would have indicated misconduct on the part of Energy Fuels and would have not allowed the company to re-file the request in the future. Cooper said Energy Fuel’s move was disingenuous.

“Basically, they filed the case with no intent to follow through,” Cooper said. “It’s a waste of resources and time and all of that.”

But Moore disputed those claims and said the company is still planning to go through with its plan to construct a uranium and vanadium mill in Montrose County’s Paradox Valley, about seven miles east of Bedrock and 12 miles west of Naturita. However, it could still be years before Piñon Ridge is up and running, depending on the uranium market.

“Under the current market conditions the price of uranium is quite low but we are moving forward,” Moore said. “We believe the market will recover here in the next couple of years.”

Energy Fuels sells its uranium to three customers: two utilities in the U.S. and one in South Korea. The company has been working on securing a radioactive materials license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment since 2007. After a lengthy public hearing process and legal challenges, the CDPHE granted the license in April. Energy Fuels is still waiting on another permit from the state related to air emissions.

The CDPHE is accepting comments regarding the mill’s construction plans and bonding requirements through September 3.



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http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2013/09/04/news/doc521bd96715bcc972148681.txt