Saskatchewan-based uranium miner Cameco Resources seeks to construct five in-situ recovery mine units across 8,500 acres in the region.
The EIS is now available for public comment and if approved, represents the first uranium mine in Freemont County after several decades.
Gas hill uranium mine’s EIS observed the impact of mining with regard to air quality, surface disturbance, water quality, cultural sites, economy and animals, reported The Ranger.
BLM Lander Field Office environmental and planning coordinator Kristin Yannone was quoted by the news agency as saying that the BLM’s jurisdiction for radioactive minerals is to ensure mining operations do not unnecessarily degrade a federal surface.
"We have not found anything that says (the Cameco mine) would cause undo or unnecessary degradation," Yannone said.
