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23 Jul 2014

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Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (Germany) June 2014

Uranium Mining: Impact on Health & Environment

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Whilst the developments in the global uranium mining and energy sector are worrisome, advances in uranium mining sector in Tanzania continue unrelatedly. In 2013, Tanzania under its new mining legislation issued its first uranium mining license for the Mkuju River Project...Hitherto, test exploration for uranium in Bahi and other prospective areas had commenced in earlier years. Numerous findings reveal that uranium mining has had a notable health risks to mine workers, the environment and to host communities. Many of the concerns have been further articulated in this publication.