Solving the energy crisis

The ranch has leased the right to test and drill for uranium the past 3 years to Crow Butte Mining a subsidiary of Cameco, a large uranium mining company.  Last year 18 test holes were drilled and this past fall another 12.  After the test the grass is reseeded on the 10' by 20' damaged area where a small pond had been during the drilling.  If a promising layer is found it is at about 900' to 1200', then a well is placed allowing a solution to be pumped into the hole to leech out the uranium so it can be recovered.  This uranium, if found, is a low grade and not very dangerous to be around.  The ranch is 10 miles from an uranium well field mine that has been in operation for many years.  If a promising layer of the ore is found it would probably be many years before a mine would be developed on the ranch.  

geese arrive

The pair of  geese that laid over for several weeks at the ranch last year stopped again this week.  Hopefully they will find the elevated nest that I built for them and decide to stay and raise little goslings here this summer.  The river is still extremely high as the frost comes out of the ground and the ice in the river melts, we won't tell the geese that sometimes the river dries up in the summer.  The eagle was released today (he runs on the ground great, but doesn't fly so good) we will see how he does for a few days on his own.