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March 25, 2004

Uranium Mine in Australian National Park Leaking

Prior to opening of the Range mine in Australia's Kakadu National Park, expert after expert assured the public that new mining methods made mining in a special protected area possible. We now see the lie as radioactivity is in the water. Oil production and mining are anethema to landscape sustainability.

ENN News Story - Uranium mine in Australian national park is closed after uranium is detected in water supply

A uranium mine in the middle of a pristine heritage-listed national park in northern Australia was temporarily shut down Wednesday after tests revealed increased levels of uranium in its water supply, the mine's operator announced.