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Thursday, March 14, 2013  A Denver District Court judge has ruled that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment followed proper procedures setting bond for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The company that owns a former uranium mill in southern Colorado wants to leave 15 million tons of radioactive tailings at the site along the Arkansas River.

Friday, November 04, 2011  Colorado health officials want more testing for contamination before they renew a license for Cotter Corp.'s uranium mill near Canon City.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The managers of a uranium mill are asking state regulators to let them stop testing a leaking radioactive pond because conditions are too dangerous for workers.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  State health officials say allowing a uranium mill to dump 90,000 gallons of radioactive sludge and solvents into an impoundment pond will not hurt groundwater.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  A company's decision to close rather than refurbish a uranium mill in southern Colorado has raised concerns about cleanup of the site and continued monitoring of radon emissions.

Thursday, June 10, 2010  Gov. Bill Ritter signed the bill Tuesday in Canon City, home of the Cotter Corp. uranium mill. Cotter wants to refurbish the mill — a Superfund site since 1984 — and open a new mill in Montrose County.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Energy Fuels Corp. wants to build a mill in the Paradox Valley of Montrose County, about 12 miles west of Naturita. Energy Fuels President and CEO George Glasier said Tuesday at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver that state officials have until next January to deny or issue a permit.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 

Wednesday, September 30, 2009  Toronto-based Energy Fuels Inc. wants to build the mill 12 miles west of Naturita and about 225 miles southwest of Denver.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009  Commissioners had been scheduled to make a decision on the mill on Sept. 9 but delayed it until Wednesday after hearing from about 200 people at a public hearing.