Canadians take on BHP in uranium mine race

Sep. 08, 2010 01:54PM PST

SMH.com reports Cameco(TSE:CCO) secures environmental clearances for the development of its Kintyre uranium deposit, Western Australia. The move puts Cameco and its partner at Kintyre, Japan’s Mitsubishi Development, in a head-to-head race with BHP Billiton to develop WA’s first uranium mine while it is possible to do so under the Barnett government’s friendly uranium mining policy. For […]

SMH.com reports Cameco(TSX:CCO) secures environmental clearances for the development of its Kintyre uranium deposit, Western Australia.

The move puts Cameco and its partner at Kintyre, Japan’s Mitsubishi Development, in a head-to-head race with BHP Billiton to develop WA’s first uranium mine while it is possible to do so under the Barnett government’s friendly uranium mining policy.