Naturita News

In the Durango Telegraph, Will Sands reports news of a local planning commission's approval of new uranium mill in the Four-Corners region - the nation's first in 25 years.

" Due to her extraordinary community and volunteer efforts over many years, the Telluride Foundation has selected Marilyn Branch as its 2009 Outstanding Citizen.

Marce Mendisco is having a very good year. A pastel drawing by the 17-year-old soon-to-be senior Nucla High School student now hangs in the U.S. Capitol.

But the special-use permit is not without it's restrictions. And it's not without it's controversy.

Montrose County planners have vote unanimously to recommend a special-use permit for a proposed uranium and vanadium mill in southwest Colorado.

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" It's a given that, in today's economy, San Miguel County's all-volunteer Angel Baskets holiday gift-basket program for families in need is expanding.

The ground water at the site had U concentrations that ranged from 0.01 to 20 A M, alkalinities that ranged from 2.5 to 18 meq/L, and a nearly constant pH of 7.1. The SCM used to simulate U adsorption was previously determined independently using laboratory batch adsorption experiments.

" Whether the county planning commission will approve a special use permit for a uranium mill in Paradox Valley is still up in the air.

After five hours of discussion and public comment, The Montrose County Planning Commission officially closed the public hearing on a controversial new uranium mill proposal -- but said it needed more time to study the matter before making a final recommendation.

Montrose County planners have delayed until July 1 a decision whether to recommend a special-use permit for a proposed uranium and vanadium mill in southwest Colorado.

No decision has been made on a uranium permit that would allow the operation of a mill facility in Montrose County.

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The promise of new jobs brought out supporters in force this week for a public hearing on the proposed Pi&#241on Ridge uranium mill proposal in western Montrose County.

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AROUND THE CONE Black Bear Trading Looks West Bob Franzese of Black Bear Trading presented a plan for a multi-use building on his main street property at a special meeting with the Town of Norwood last week.

The Whirlwind Mine in Gateway, once hailed as a rich source of uranium in a resurgent market, has been sitting idle since the economy plummeted.

Montrose County Looking to Build Road Over Uncompahgre Plateau RIDGWAY - " Montrose County may soon be moving toward the construction of the "Tabeguache Roadway," an improved road over the Uncompahgre Plateau ...

A survey of bankers suggests the rural economy continues to falter in the face of national economic woes and widespread job losses.