Nunatsiavut Government Officially Ends 3-Year Uranium Mining Moratorium in Labrador

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Crosshair Energy Corporation
CXZ
is pleased to announce that the Nunatsiavut Government of Newfoundland and Labrador enacted its Environmental Protection Act and an amendment to the Labrador Inuit Lands Act. This legislation officially lifts the moratorium on the working, production, mining and development of uranium on Labrador Inuit Lands, which had been in effect since April 2008. “Labrador contains one of the largest undeveloped uranium resources in the world,” said Stewart Wallis, President and CEO of Crosshair. “Lifting this moratorium allows uranium companies operating in Labrador, such as Crosshair and Paladin, to advance their projects and paves the way for an economic infusion that mineral exploration and development will bring to the communities of Labrador.” The moratorium was originally put in place in April 2008 for a period of three years, in order to allow the Nunatsiavut Government time to establish a lands administration system and to develop an Environmental Assessment Act and environmental protection legislation. Even though 92% of Crosshair's Labrador property falls outside the Labrador Inuit Lands, the moratorium had a significant negative impact on the market value of all companies operating in Labrador.
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