" What do readers think is going on? NSW has no uranium orebodies. "
It will probably be like olympic dam, as a by-product.
Toongi mine.
Under NSW law it remains illegal to “produce uranium”, but if approved the project will mine material which is between 80-160 parts per million (ppm) uranium and 250-500 ppm thorium, compared to a world average of 3 and 6 parts per million respectively.
https://newmatilda.com/2014/11/30/dubbo-fears-grow-prospect-uranium-mining/#:~:text=Toongi%20is%20the%20site%20of,to%20government%20body%20Geoscience%20Australia.&text=This%20%E2%80%9Cdilution%E2%80%9D%20would%20require%20up,%2C%20non%2Dradioactive%2C%20materials.
Uranium Mining and Nuclear
Facilities (Prohibitions)
Repeal Bill 2019
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/2525/Report%20No%2046%20-%20Uranium%20Mining%20Bill%20-%20March%202020%20-%20website.pdf
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