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Denison Announces 22.5% Owned McClean Lake Operation Granted Approval to Expand Tailings Management Facility
Denison Announces 22.5% Owned McClean Lake Operation Granted Approval to Expand Tailings ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Denison Announces 22.5% Owned McClean Lake Operation Granted Approval to Expand Tailings Management Facility\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Jan. 19, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Denison Mines Corp.\n \n (\"Denison\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) is pleased to report that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (\"CNSC\") has approved an amendment to the uranium mine and mill licence for the McClean Lake Operation to allow for the expansion of the JEB Tailings Management Facility (\"TMF\").\n \n View PDF version\n \n \n \n \n David Cates\n \n , Denison's President & CEO, commented\n \n \n \"The McClean Lake mill remains a strategically significant asset in the\n \n Athabasca\n \n Basin region – representing the only uranium milling facility currently operating in Canada.  The amendment to the operating licence for the McClean Lake Operation allows for the expansion of the TMF, such that the facility will be well positioned to serve as a regional milling centre for current and future uranium mining projects in the eastern portion of the\n \n Athabasca\n \n Basin for many years to come.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Denison congratulates Orano, as our partner and the operator of the McClean Lake Operation, on obtaining approval for the environmentally responsible approach put forward to expand the capacity of the TMF without resulting in a significant impact to the operation's overall footprint.\"\n \n \n \n \n The public hearing regarding the application for amendment was held on\n \n October 4, 2021\n \n and included submissions from Orano Canada Inc. (\"Orano\"), as operator of the McClean Lake Joint Venture (\"MLJV\"), as well as input from Denison, CNSC staff, Cameco Corporation, the English River First Nation, the Metis Nation of\n \n Saskatchewan\n \n , and the Athabasca Joint Engagement and Environmental Subcommittee, among others.\n \n \n The Commission considered the adequacy of the proposed measures for protecting the...