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Nuclear Horizon: An atomic economy is booming in New Mexico

“‘The state currently has a stake in a lot of aspects of this cycle—the mining, the enrichment, the storage,‘ Mat Lueras, vice president for corporate development at Uranium Resources Inc., a mining outfit that owns 183,000 acres of uranium mineral rights in New Mexico, tells SFR. Because of that, Lueras says, URI has ‘seen widespread local and state support from New Mexico politicians’ for its efforts to restart uranium mining….

Still, to local residents, the market potential isn’t worth the risk. ‘They talk about jobs—BS!‘ former uranium miner Larry King says. King serves on the board of Eastern Navajo Diné Against Uranium Mining, an organization dedicated to stopping URI in its tracks…‘“ Santa Fe Reporter

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