So, The action is appeasement and has no real effect on current leases or mines.
if the current claims peter out another President can restore the ability to mine if actually needed
I wonder how much uranium is “in them thar hills?” Are we talking about a few hundred tons or millions? Seems to me that if we need uranium to power nuclear power plants, we should be farming it from our own natural resources; but, OH YEAH! We’re not allowing any new nuclear power plant construction.
Silly me.