(WSLS 10) - A mining company's quest to tap a rich deposit of uranium in southside is headed to a federal courtroom.
Virginia Uranium will be in court Friday in Danville for pretrial motions.
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The company is suing several state leaders. They hope to get the decades long ban on uranium mining overturned.
Opponents cite concerns about health and drinking water - but the company says those fears are unfounded.
One of the world's largest uranium finds is in Pittsylvania County.