Utah’s first new Uranium Mine in three decades, the Daneros Mine, is being challenged by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance SUWA and Uranium Watch. The BLM approved the permits allegedly without adequate environmental review and now the company’s intention to begin mining in September of this year is apparently on hold. A new Uranium boom has hit SE Utah, and although it may not as be as large as the one from the cold war era we have yet to see its full effects. The market for Uranium has recently dropped from a high of $135 per pound 2 years ago to the current $47 per pound. Other Uranium Mines are either proposed or may be operating in this region. The groups allege that impacts to air and water have likely not been studied, and that the emissions of radon, which is known to cause serious human health consequences such as cancer have not been adequately analyzed. The BLM will consider the groups request to review the adequacy of environmental review, and will apparently hold up operations until such review is complete. An Australian Company, White Canyon Uranium, operates the Daneros Mine.