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proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota on the first day of a weeklong hearing on the project, saying the potential for pollution outweighed the economic benefits.
• The proposed Powertech Uranium Corp. mine near Edgemont in the southern Black Hills would use a method known as in-situ recovery, which involves pumping water fortified with oxygen and carbon dioxide into underground ore deposits to dissolve the uranium. The water is then pumped back to the surface, and the uranium is extracted and sold to nuclear power plants. Powertech officials say the method will not pollute groundwater.

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