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Denison Announces Significant Regulatory Milestone for Wheeler River with Submission of Environmental Impact Statement
Denison Announces Significant Regulatory Milestone for Wheeler River with Submission of E...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Denison Announces Significant Regulatory Milestone for Wheeler River with Submission of Environmental Impact Statement\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 Oct. 26, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Denison Mines Corp.\n \n (\"Denison\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) is pleased to announce a significant regulatory milestone for the Company's 95% owned Wheeler River project (\"Wheeler River\") with the submission of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (\"EIS\") to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment (\"MOE\") and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (\"CNSC\"). The EIS submission outlines the Company's assessment of the potential effects, including applicable mitigation measures, of the proposed in-situ recovery (\"ISR\") uranium mine and processing plant (the \"Project\") planned for Wheeler River, and reflects several years of baseline environmental data collection, technical assessments, plus extensive engagement and consultation with Indigenous and non-Indigenous interested parties.\n \n View PDF version\n \n \n \n \n David Cates\n \n , Denison's President & CEO, commented,\n \n \n \"\n \n \n \n \n \n Canada\n \n is an environmentally conscious nation with rigorous federal and provincial environmental protection regimes.  Through the process of assessing potential environmental impacts, it\n \n \n \n \n became\n \n \n \n \n apparent that our\n \n \n \n \n P\n \n \n \n \n roject has the potential to achieve a superior standard of environmental sustainability.  Our assessments indicate that the\n \n \n \n \n P\n \n \n \n \n roject has fewer residual effects remaining after mitigation when compared to conventional open pit or underground uranium mining and milling operations.\n \n \n \n \n We are proud of the outcomes outlined in the EIS and the role that Denison is playing in re-shaping the uranium mining industry in\n \n Saskatchewan\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \...