Worker Safety
A non-entry mining method has been selected, along with wet mining processes. These are enclosed systems which allow for containment of dust and radon and provide shielding against gamma rays. Operators never enter the orebody or have direct contact with the ore.
Ventilation for the underground and surface facilities will bring clean fresh air to working areas and flush airborne radioactivity from the processing equipment.
Decommissioning
Assuming no other reserves are found, all surface buildings will be dismantled and disposed of during decommissioning. Some equipment or salvageable material will be reused or recycled. Contaminated material will be disposed of either in the underground mine or the tailings pit. The underground mine will be allowed to flood and its accesses sealed.
Areas disturbed by the mine and mill activities will be reclaimed, restoring the land to conditions close to those prior to operations.
