A strong majority of Wyoming residents support uranium mining, and support for the most ordinary method of extract uranium in Wyoming is strongest among those who say they have some knowledge of how it works, according to a current survey. The survey conduct by the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming also found Wyoming people put job creation and tax revenue above environmental and health concerns when it comes to mineral extraction in general. Wyoming is the nation's foremost uranium producer with just one operating mine.
Cameco Corp.'s Smith Ranch-Highland mine in speak County is the largest U.S. uranium production facility, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Thirteen other mines in the state are in different stages of permitting, licensing or restarting. Wyoming's uranium reserves are mostly extracting by dissolving minerals underground and pumping uranium bearing water to the exterior a process called in-situ mining. The process has lifted concerns that it could cause groundwater contamination.
The survey conducted for the UW School of Energy Resources and presented during a latest conference on uranium issues found that 61.4 percent of the 935 people consultation supported uranium extraction in Wyoming, while 9.6 percent opposed it, and 29 percent had no opinion either way. Support for further types of energy growth in the state was stronger 80.5 percent for oil and natural gas development, 79.5 percent for coal mining and 78.1 percent for wind. Just under 4 percent opposite oil and gas and coal development, while 7 percent were against wind.
Cameco Corp.'s Smith Ranch-Highland mine in speak County is the largest U.S. uranium production facility, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Thirteen other mines in the state are in different stages of permitting, licensing or restarting. Wyoming's uranium reserves are mostly extracting by dissolving minerals underground and pumping uranium bearing water to the exterior a process called in-situ mining. The process has lifted concerns that it could cause groundwater contamination.
The survey conducted for the UW School of Energy Resources and presented during a latest conference on uranium issues found that 61.4 percent of the 935 people consultation supported uranium extraction in Wyoming, while 9.6 percent opposed it, and 29 percent had no opinion either way. Support for further types of energy growth in the state was stronger 80.5 percent for oil and natural gas development, 79.5 percent for coal mining and 78.1 percent for wind. Just under 4 percent opposite oil and gas and coal development, while 7 percent were against wind.
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