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 earth. Over 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account for 68% of w ...

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 Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as List of states with nuclear weapons, nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonl ...

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 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

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should mine and export

uranium Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, 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. Ura ...

*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 per ...

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 l ...

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

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. 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 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 earth. Over 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account for 68% of w ...

Books about indigenous rights Uranium politics History of mining in Australia

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