Western Australia is another step towards developing a uranium export industry, with Canadian giant Cameco receiving federal environmental approval at its Kintyre deposit in the East Pilbara.
A coalition of state and national environmental groups have raised concerns about water contamination and other impacts on Western Australia's largest national park.
In November 2008, the newly installed state Liberal government officially dropped Western Australia's ban on uranium mining, paving the way for the development of a new sector.
