Nuclear resurgence fires up uranium

September 18, 2006 Filed Under: Lead Mining, Mining Services, Molybdenum Mining, Uranium Mining  

The last U.S. uranium mill ever built, in this parched landscape near Lake Powell, shut down almost as quickly as itstarted operating as nuclear power fell into disfavor about two decades ago. Keith Larsen, chief executive for U.S. Energy Corp., picked up the mill 10 years later for practically nothing, banking it for better days. His patience paid off, making Larsen’s company one of the few...