What is Ranger Uranium Mine?
[[Image:Image-Aerial view of Kakadu's Ranger Uranium Mine 2002.07.25c.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Aerial view of the Ranger Uranium Mine.]] '''Ranger Uranium Mine''' is a large [[uranium]] deposit in the [[Kakadu National Park]]. The uranium is legally owned by the [[Australian Government]], and is sold internationally. This mining, and the presence of uranium in Kakadu have come under controversy, due to the widespread publicity regarding the potential [[Anti-nuclear movement|danger of nuclear power]] and [[uranium mining]]. Kakadu is on the [[World Heritage List]], both for its cultural and natural value, a rare feat because few sites are featured for both reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/116 |title=Goldman Environmental Prize |access-date=2008-05-19 |archive-date=2008-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219035748/http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/116 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Mining]] [[Category:Geography of the Northern Territory]] [[Category:Nuclear energy]] [[Category:Uranium]] {{geo-stub}}