Danville Will Likely Support Keeping Ban On Uranium Mining

Danville will consider a resolution Thursday supporting a statewide ban on uranium mining. The resolution says no study has accurately assessed potential negative effects of mining and milling the ore, and supports the ban and says no study has accurately assessed potential negative effects of mining and milling uranium. Virginia Uranium Inc. has proposed mining a 119-million-pound deposit of uranium within 10 miles of Chatham. The legislature will likely consider the decades-long moratorium on uranium mining in its upcoming session.