Western Canada Uranium as a Fuel Resource
RICHARD E. BARRETT
S OME YEARS AGO I was associated with a mining operation which, because of its isolated location, burned wood for heating purposes. Year after year the tractors and trucks hauled the cordwood in from the edge of the ever-growing clearing. Each year the cartage costs became greater. The degree to which transportation distances affect the economics of fuels obviously varies with many factors, but the main criterion is the amount of heat a unit weight of the fuel will produce. For instance, wood is limited in most cases to a haulage distance of a few miles. Coal can be shipped hundreds of miles, whereas petroleum and as can be transported thousands of miles
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Canada, ore, Precambrian, uranium, Western Canada, Capacity, Fuel, Fuels, Mine, Mines, Ore, Ores, uranium
