DENVER—An environmental group has lost its request for the state to deny a license for a proposed uranium mill in southwestern Colorado.
The Denver Post reports ( ) Colorado health department director Chris Urbina on Thursday denied the appeal by Sheep Mountain Alliance but said the group’s testimony will be considered as officials decide whether to grant Energy Fuels a radioactive materials license for the mill.
The health department originally issued a radioactive materials license in 2011 for the company’s proposed Pinon Ridge uranium and vanadium mill near Nucla, but after legal challenges, it was forced to hold full public hearings on the issue last year. Sheep Mountain Alliance wanted health officials to deny a license following the hearings.
A final decision on the license is expected in April.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
