<div id="subtitle">Environmental groups sue to prevent uranium mine near Grand Canyon from opening</div><div><p>Environmental groups are suing the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.</p><p>Canadian mining firm Denison Mines Corp. received the final state permit needed to move forward on its Arizona 1 Mine in September. The BLM says Denison has an approved mine plan and should be allowed to resume operations.</p><p>The Center for Biological Diversity, Grand Canyon Trust and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit Monday. They argue that the mine plan has expired, an environmental analysis is outdated and Denison has not proven its claims.</p><p>The mine is about 20 miles from the canyon's northern border. Denison plans to mine nearly 110,000 tons of uranium ore from the site over 10 years.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63603096&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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