Nova Scotia, having recently lifted its decades-long ban on uranium exploration, says it has not received any bids for the request for proposals (RFPs) covering three areas prospective of the nuclear fuel.
The RFPs were announced last month by the government of Nova Scotia following its repeal of the province’s 44-year ban on uranium, which came into effect late March.
These RFPs called for individuals and companies to apply for exploration licences in three areas identified by the Department of Natural Resources to have higher levels of uranium: East Dalhousie, Louisville and Millet Brook. The application deadline was Wednesday, June 11.
“In the case of uranium specifically, there [were] no bids,” Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters in a news brief on Thursday.
Houston said that uranium was just one of many critical minerals that the province has listed for mining opportunities…
