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CANON CITY—Fremont County commissioners will consider a permit application next month from a firm that wants to resume its search for uranium near Canon City.
Black Range Minerals of West Perth, Australia, has exploration and mining rights on nearly 10,000 acres about 18 miles northwest of Canon City. It did exploratory drilling last year with the goal of establishing an underground mining operation.
The county’s planning commission voted this week 4-3 to recommend rejection of the permit and the commissioners will consider it May 13th.
Commissioner Ed Norden said Thursday that hundreds of residents have moved into the area since the 1980s. He says he’s keeping an open mind for now because of the myriad of issues involved.
