Queensland Premier Campbell Newman spoke to the Australian media saying a three-person committee will be set up to plan the best strategy to resume uranium mining.
"It’s been 30 years since there was uranium mining in this State and, in that time, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia have carved out successful uranium industries that deliver jobs and prosperity to their regions," Newman said.
‘With the prime minister’s statement about uranium exports to India, there is no earthly reason why Queenslanders should miss out on the economic opportunities and the jobs from uranium mining in this state."
Uranium mining had been prohibited in Queensland since the election of the Goss Labor Government in 1989.
