The Trump administration on Friday authorized the relaunch of operations at a southeastern Utah uranium mine — marking its first use of a newly fast-tracked environmental review process.
The Velvet-Wood mine, set to be reopened by Canadian company Anfield Energy, contains both uranium and vanadium, a mineral used to strengthen steel equipment in cars, building and nuclear reactors.
“This approval marks a turning point in how we secure America’s mineral future,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement.
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