One uranium project takes a step toward state permit, while another stays stalled by legal questions

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 830

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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PIERRE — A long-lingering South Dakota uranium mining proposal restarted its state permitting process Thursday with approval from a state board to commission a study, and the board continued discussing a different proposal to conduct exploratory drilling for uranium in the same area of the state.

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