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Houston confirms no bids made for uranium exploration as deadline passes
The deadline for a request for proposals (RFP) on uranium exploration in Nova Scotia has come and gone with no interest.
The province announced the RFP last month, looking for bids to explore three areas that are known to have higher levels of uranium. The deadline to apply was June 11.
“In the case of uranium specifically, there were no bids,” Premier Tim Houston told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
The search for suitors came after the government tabled legislation in February lifting a decades-long moratorium on uranium exploration and mining.
“I didn’t have a strong reaction either way,” Houston said when asked if he was disappointed by the lack of interest. “The only thing that is 100 per cent clear to me is we need to grow our economy. We have essentially the worst performing economy in North America.” |Read more|