This is a List of Australian inquiries and reports relating to

uranium mining Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account f ...

issues.

Background

For several decades

has been a major part of the Australian political landscape, with opposition groups citing the wide-ranging environmental impacts, indigenous land access and nuclear proliferation as reasons for ceasing or restricting the industry. The debate has resulted in limitations on mining and export activities, with Federal and State governments occasionally

flip-flopping A "flip-flop" (used mostly in the United States), U-turn (used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Pakistan, Malaysia, etc.), or backflip (used in Australia and New Zealand) is a derogatory term for a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opin ...

on public policy. In the meantime, mining companies have pursued exploration activities, and in some instances stockpiled mined ore.

List

*1976: Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (Fox Report) (Vol 1) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Whether Australia should mine and export

uranium Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weak ...

*1977: Fox Report (Vol 2) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Proposed Development of Ranger *1984-1985:

McClelland Royal Commission The McClelland Royal Commission or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia was an inquiry by the Australian government in 1984–1985 to investigate the conduct of the British in its use, with the then Australian government's p ...

or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia. *1986: Ranger Uranium: Water Management System - House of Representatives inquiry *1988: The Potential of the

Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, southeast of Darwin. It is a World Heritage Site. Kakadu is also gazetted as a locality, covering the same area as the national park, with 313 people recorded liv ...

Region - Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts *1991: Mining and Minerals Processing in Australia (4 Vols) – Industry Commission *1991: Kakadu Conservation Zone Inquiry Final Report – Resources Assessment Commission *1996: Report of the Senate Select Committee on

Radioactive Waste Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons r ...

. In response to this the Senate decided to reconstitute the committee as the Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling. *1996: Senate Select Committee established to report on Uranium Mining and Milling *1997: Senate Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling released report *1999: Australia's Kakadu – Government response to UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding Kakadu National Park. *1999: Senate Inquiry into

Jabiluka Uranium Mine Jabiluka is a pair of uranium deposits and mine development in the Northern Territory of Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirarr clan of Aboriginal people. The mine site is surrounded by, but not part of, the World ...

Project referred to ECITA Committee *1999: Report of ECITA Committee into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project released *2002: Senate Inquiry into Environmental Regulation of Uranium Mining *2006: Greenhouse friendly fuel for an energy hungry world Australia’s uranium - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry and Resources *2016: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission

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Uranium mining Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account f ...

Books about indigenous rights Uranium politics History of mining in Australia

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