heres something i foundThere are four major projects that are close to becoming operationalin Western Australia: Yeelirrie (BHP Billiton), Wiluna (Toro Energy),Lake Maitland (Mega Uranium) and Kintyre (Cameco/Mitsubishi).
Thereis speculation about which will get over the line first, althoughAnthony O'Brien believes Mega will "pip everyone at the post".
However there is concern that political uncertainty at a state level is making resource companies hesitant to invest in WA.
At the WA Labor State Party Conference in June, Opposition Leader Eric Ripper reiterated state labor's anti-uranium stance.
Itis a position that the Federal Resource Minister Martin Ferguson haspreviously labelled as "ridiculous", and would result in the statemissing out on funds for schools, education and roads.
The miningindustry says state Labor's ban could expose a future ALP government tolarge compensation claims, with the first uranium mine likely to beoperational around the time of the next state election due in 2013.
Mr O'Brien says WA Labor's anti-uranium stance is short sighted.